Családhoz

Családhoz is the allative form of the Hungarian noun család (family). In Hungarian, suffixes such as -hoz, -hez, or -höz indicate direction toward something or someone, so családhoz means “to the family.” It is used with verbs of motion to express going toward the family, or in constructions describing belonging to a group called the family.

Usage examples include A családhoz megyek, meaning “I am going to the family” or more naturally, “I’m going to visit my family.” It can also appear in sentences about belonging, such as Ő a családhoz tartozik, meaning “He belongs to the family.” When indicating direction toward a possessed form, the suffix is attached to the possessive stem: családomhoz means “to my family,” családodhoz means “to your family,” and családjához means “to his/her/its family.” These forms are used with verbs that require a destination or with expressions of membership within a family.

Notes on usage and nuance: családhoz denotes a spatial or relational approach to the family, rather than a generic plural. It is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical form of család created by adding the allative suffix. The concept encompasses both literal movement toward family members and figurative belonging within a family unit, such as kinship or social affiliation. Etymologically, család derives from a native Hungarian root and is not related to external family terms beyond its standard meaning of “family.”