Csapatba

Csapatba is a Hungarian illative form of the noun csapat, meaning “team.” It literally translates to “into the team” and is used to indicate movement toward or inclusion in a team rather than a static location. The form is created by attaching the illative suffix -ba to the stem csapat, with vowel harmony yielding csapatba.

In usage, csapatba typically appears with verbs that express joining, recruitment, or entry. For example, felvették a csapatba means “they recruited him into the team,” and új játékost került a csapatba can mean “a new player has joined the team.” The construction can also appear with verbs like kerülni, as in “csapatba kerül,” meaning “to get into the team” or “to join the team.”

Semantic note: csapatba emphasizes the process or act of entering or being brought into a team. By contrast, csapatban conveys a static, in-the-team sense, meaning “in the team.” These forms are part of Hungarian case and aspect systems, where illative forms express directional movement toward a noun.

Typical contexts for csapatba include sports reporting, team announcements, and everyday language about recruitment or selection. It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical form used in phrases describing joining or inclusion in a team.

See also: Hungarian grammar, illative case, -ba/-be suffix, csapat.