Questions & Answers about A munkakörben van műszak, túlóra és elvárás.
What does munkakörben mean grammatically? Why does it end in -ben?
Munkakörben is made up of:
- munkakör = job role, position, scope of work
- -ben = in
So munkakörben literally means in the job role / in the position.
Hungarian uses case endings where English often uses prepositions. Instead of saying in the job role with a separate word like in, Hungarian adds -ban/-ben to the noun.
The choice between -ban and -ben follows vowel harmony. Since munkakör has front vowels, it takes -ben.
Why is there an a at the beginning: A munkakörben?
A is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- a munkakörben = in the job role / in the position
- egy munkakörben = in a job role / in a position
Here a suggests a specific role or position already understood from context.
Also note that Hungarian has two forms of the:
- a
- az
Which one is used depends on the sound that follows. Before munkakörben, Hungarian uses a.