Céltárgyhoz

Céltárgyhoz is a Hungarian directional postpositional form formed from the noun céltárgy, meaning the target object, with the suffix -hoz. It expresses movement toward or orientation relative to that target object and is used to indicate the destination of an action or the reference point for alignment.

In Hungarian grammar, -hoz, -hez, and -höz are variants of a postposition that marks direction toward something. The choice among the three depends on vowel harmony and the phonological shape of the stem. For céltárgy, which ends in a back vowel, the correct form is céltárgyhoz. The plural form would be céltárgyakhoz (toward the target objects).

Céltárgyhoz appears in technical, scientific, and everyday contexts where the destination or reference is the target object. It is common in fields such as robotics, optics, surveying, and ballistics, where actions, measurements, or alignments are described with respect to the target object.

Examples:

- A rakéta a céltárgyhoz repül. (The rocket flies toward the target object.)

- A mérnök a céltárgyhoz viszonyítja a méréseket. (The engineer relates the measurements to the target object.)

- Az irány a céltárgyhoz vezet. (The direction leads toward the target object.)

Notes:

- Céltárgyhoz can be used similarly with other nouns in the -hoz/-hez/-höz family to express movement toward various referents.

- The form céltárgyhoz remains unchanged for masculine, feminine, and neuter contexts, with plural becoming céltárgyakhoz.

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