Folyóhoz

Folyóhoz is a Hungarian directional form meaning toward the river. It is used to express movement toward a river or to indicate the destination in a sentence, typically with verbs of motion or with phrases describing a route. For example: megyek a folyóhoz (I am going toward the river) and az út a folyóhoz vezet (the road leads to the river).

Formation and usage notes: Folyóhoz is formed from the noun folyó (river) plus the directional suffix -hoz. This suffix belongs to a set of Hungarian direction markers -hoz, -hez, -höz, which indicate movement toward a referent. The particular ending -hoz is chosen according to vowel harmony and phonological rules of Hungarian; in other contexts different nouns may take -hoz, -hez, or -höz, but folyóhoz is the standard form for the river.

In usage, folyóhoz commonly appears with verbs of motion such as menni, menekülni, vezetni, vagy út szerinti megnevezések részeként. It can be part of simple phrases as well as more complex clauses, including descriptions of routes or destinations. Related expressions include forms like a folyó felé, which also means toward the river but without attaching the suffix to the noun.

See also: Hungarian grammar, directional suffixes -hoz/-hez/-höz, noun+suffix compounds, vowel harmony in Hungarian.