Kezére

Kezére is a Hungarian inflected form of the noun kéz (hand) used to indicate the recipient of an action, typically in idiomatic or formal constructions. It functions as a recipient marker in phrases such as kezére kerül, where something comes into someone’s hands or falls into their possession. The form is most often found in literary or official prose and appears less frequently in everyday speech.

Morphology and usage notes:kezére is formed by attaching the suffix -ére to kéz, producing a postpositional expression that marks the possessor’s hands as the target of transfer. In sentences, the exact person or entity whose hands are involved is identified by context, possessive pronouns, or proper names. The construction is commonly linked to verbs of transfer such as kerülni (to come into possession) or adni (to give).

Examples: A levél végre a bankár kezére került. The letter finally came into the banker's hands. A dokumentum a hatóság kezére került. The document came into the hands of the authorities. Such usages are characteristic of a more formal or narrative style and may appear in reporting, historical writing, or literary prose.

Related forms and contrasts: In Hungarian, other related forms can express similar ideas with different nuance, such as kezébe (into someone’s hand) or more general constructions with a possessive demonstrative. Kezére is specifically the form used to emphasize the hands as the receptacle of the transfer in the cited expressions.

See also: kéz, kezébe, kezére került, Hungarian grammar.