Csatornára

Csatornára is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from the noun csatorna, meaning a channel or drain. The word represents a directional or locative suffix usage, indicating movement toward or onto the channel. In English, it corresponds to phrases like "onto the channel" or "to the channel."

In Hungarian, csatornára is created by adding the directional suffix -ra to csatorna. It is used to specify the target or destination of an action rather than a static location. The suffix is typically unstressed in natural speech, and its form follows the general vowel harmony rules of Hungarian.

Common uses describe physical movement or contact with the channel or drain. Examples include: “A víz a csatornára folyik” (The water flows into the channel/drain) and “A csatornára öntötték a festéket” (They poured the paint onto the channel/drain). It can also appear in spatial descriptions such as “A csónak a csatornára közeledik” (The boat is approaching the channel).

Note that csatornára is a case form of csatorna, not a separate lexical item. It is one of many Hungarian directional suffixes used to indicate towardness, destination, or contact with a surface. For broader information on the base word, see csatorna.