Hosszra

Hosszra is a Hungarian directional suffix form attached to the noun hossz (length). It is created by adding the suffix -ra (with the typical vowel harmony pattern resulting in -ra after back vowels, such as in hosszra). The resulting form translates loosely as “to the length” or “to length” and is used to indicate a reference length, a target length, or a direction toward a length in various contexts.

In usage, hosszra often appears in technical, construction, and measurement language, as well as in expressions describing actions aimed at a specific length. For example, a sentence like a darabot a kívánt hosszára igazítják means “the piece is adjusted to the desired length.” Another common construction is a hosszára vonatkozó adatok pontosak, meaning “the data pertaining to length are accurate.” The form also appears in phrases that specify requirements or outcomes related to length, such as a hosszára vonatkozó követelményeket figyelembe veszik (“they consider the length-related requirements”).

Grammatically, hosszra functions as a postfix form that marks the target or reference dimension in relation to the action or description. It is most natural in contexts where length is the parameter being measured, altered, specified, or referred to, and it tends to appear more in technical or formal speech than in casual conversation. There are related expressions using the same base noun to discuss other dimensions or directions in a similar way.

Etymology and related forms: hossz is a native Hungarian noun meaning length; the form hosszra is built from this stem with the standard suffix -ra for direction toward a dimension. See also Hungarian suffixes -ra/-re and other dimension-related phrases using the same mechanism.