Helyükre

Helyükre is a Hungarian phrase meaning “to their place” or “back in their proper place.” It is used to describe the act of returning objects to designated locations or restoring order in a situation, and it can also be used figuratively to indicate that a situation or sequence of events has been clarified or corrected.

Etymology and form: The phrase is built from hely (place) plus the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük and the directional suffix -re (“onto, to”). It appears in various finite forms such as helyükre kerül, helyükre kerülnek, or helyükre kerültek, depending on tense and subject. The expression commonly accompanies verbs of placement or arrangement, such as tenni, rakni, vagy visszatenni.

Usage and nuance: In literal use, helyükre rendszerint refers to putting items back in their proper places. For example, “A könyveket helyükre tették” means “They put the books back in their places.” In a figurative sense, it can express restoring order or normalizing a disrupted situation, as in “A rendetlenség végül helyére került,” meaning the disorder was put right, or “minden a helyére kerül,” meaning everything falls into place.

Related phrases: Common synonyms include helyére tenni and helyére rakni, both of which emphasize placement into the designated spot. The idiom miden a helyére kerül plays a central role in conveying that things have been arranged correctly or coherently.

See also: Hungarian idioms related to order and arrangement; phrases involving place and placement in Hungarian.