ábrán

ábrán is the locative singular form of the Hungarian noun ábra, which means diagram, figure, or illustration. In ordinary written Hungarian, ábrán is used to indicate location on a diagram or figure, commonly with a definite article: az ábrán means on the diagram. The form appears in scientific, technical, and educational texts when reference is made to information depicted in a specific illustration, for example: Az ábrán látható adatok alátámasztják a hipotézist (The data shown on the diagram support the hypothesis).

The singular locative can be extended to the plural: az ábrákon means on the diagrams. The base noun ábra has related terms such as ábra (the diagram/figure) and other derivations like ábrázolás (depiction) or ábraírás (captioning). When referring to a specific figure in a sentence, speakers commonly use az ábra + ábrán/ábrákon construction rather than standalone forms, making ábrán primarily a case form used within the larger phrase.

In usage, ábrán serves as a prepositional complement to verbs like lát, mutat, vagy szerepel, aligning with standard Hungarian case and article patterns. It is distinct from other ways of signaling visual information, such as képen (on the picture) or diagramba (into the diagram) that reflect different syntactic choices.

See also: ábra, ábrázolás, diagram, figure and related Hungarian terms for visual representations.