Állításban

Állításban is the inessive case form of the Hungarian noun állítás, which generally means statement, assertion, or claim. The base verb állít means to state, claim, or place. The suffix -ban (alternating with -ben) expresses location inside or within something, so állításban translates roughly as “in the statement” or “within the assertion.” This form is used to refer to elements that exist inside a given statement or to describe where information is located within a text.

Morphology and meaning wise, állításban follows ordinary Hungarian noun inflection rules: the root állítás combines with the inessive suffix -ban to produce állításban. The choice of -ban versus -ben follows vowel harmony, with -ban used here because the preceding vowels are back vowels. The plural form would be állításokban, meaning “in the statements.”

Usage of állításban is common in academic, legal, and journalistic writing, where precise reference to parts of a text or argument is needed. It marks location within a statement rather than indicating authorship or source.

Examples:

- Az állításban foglalt adatok alátámasztják a hipotézist. (The data contained in the statement support the hypothesis.)

- A szakértő szerint az állításban leírt módszer helytálló.

- A cikk az állításban szereplő megállapításokat vitatja.

See also: állítás, állítani (to state or to place), inessive case in Hungarian grammar.