Évszakban

Évszakban is a Hungarian term formed from évszak (season) with the inessive suffix -ban, meaning “in the season” or “during the season.” The suffix follows vowel harmony rules, so -ban is used here. Grammatically, évszakban functions as a locative temporal form and is typically used to indicate a period defined by a season within a year.

Usage and nuance. Évszakban refers to the concept of a season as a time frame, often in more formal, descriptive, or technical contexts such as meteorology, agriculture, or literature. It can contrast with more specific time expressions like nyárban (in summer) or tavaszban (in spring); whereas azokkal a konkrét évszakokkal dolgozik, amikor a beszélő általánosságban a szezonra utal. The more common everyday word for “season” in many contexts is szezon, with szezonban meaning “in a season” in a sense of peak activity or market period.

Related terms. Évszak and szezon are closely related; while évszak emphasizes the natural division of the year, szezon often conveys a more practical or commercial sense of a period of activity. The inessive case, marked by -ban/-ben, also appears with other time expressions in Hungarian to denote “in/within” a temporal interval.

Examples.

- Az évszakban gyakori a csapadék. (During the season, rain is common.)

- A téli és nyári hónapokat együttesen az évszakban figyelik meg, mint időjárási mintákat. (The winter and summer months are observed together as seasonal patterns.)