évszázadban

Évszázadban is a Hungarian locative form derived from the noun évszázad, meaning “century.” The phrase is used to indicate that something occurs within a century or during a particular century, typically in historical narration or descriptive prose. It functions as a temporal adverbial expression and is not usually used as a stand-alone lexical item; it relies on context or a specified century to be fully clear.

Morphology and usage forms include az évszázadban meaning “in the century,” or more commonly a named century such as a 19. században or a 21. században, meaning “in the nineteenth century” or “in the twenty-first century.” The related adjective évszázadi describes things pertaining to a century, such as évszázadi technologies or évszázadi trends. In practice, évszázadban appears in general statements about a time span within a century or when the century is introduced by a numeral.

Usage notes: you will often encounter the phrase with a definite article or with a cardinal-century designation. In many cases the simpler form a században or a specific-century construction is preferred for clarity. While évszázadban is correct, it can seem vague if the exact century is not specified, so writers usually pair it with a numeral or a named century.

Examples:

- Az évszázadban sok technológiai fejlődés történt.

- A 19. században a vasútépítés gyors ütemben haladt.