Átlépését

Átlépését is a grammatical form derived from the Hungarian noun átlépés, meaning the act of crossing or overstepping. The word can refer to a literal crossing, such as crossing a boundary or border, or to a figurative transgression of rules, norms, or boundaries. The form átlépését is the definite, object form (accusative) of átlépés, typically used with a third-person possessor indicated by the surrounding context, for example a verb referring to someone’s crossing.

In usage, átlépés means the act itself, while átlépését points to that act as a object within a sentence. The expression is common in legal, political, and ethical writing, where the focus is on the action of crossing a boundary and the implications of that action. A typical construction is határátlépését or határátlépését minősítve, meaning “the crossing of the border” or “the crossing of the border, which is…” In general prose, átlépését can appear with phrases that specify whose crossing is being discussed, such as a government’s, a traveler’s, or a group’s.

Etymology traces átlépés back to az igei gyökerek át- (át) and lépés (step), combining to denote the act of moving across something. Related terms include átlépni (to cross or overstep) and átlépések (crossings or transgressions). The word is neutral in form, usable across legal, historical, and linguistic contexts to describe the action rather than judgment of the action.

See also: átlépés, átlépni, határátlépés, transgression.