Központjaiba

Központjaiba is a Hungarian inflected form that translates roughly as “into its centers” or “to its centers.” It is formed by combining the noun központ (center) with the third-person possessive suffix -ja to mean “its center,” and then adding the directional postposition -ba (into) with a linking vowel to ease pronunciation, yielding központjaiba. The result is a single word used to express movement toward centers belonging to something.

Morphology and pronunciation: the base is központ. The possessive suffix for a third-person singular owner attaches to the stem, producing központja (its center). To indicate direction into, the postposition -ba is added, and a linking vowel i is inserted before the -ba, giving ja-i-ba, which becomes jaiba in contiguous form. Consequently, the complete form is központjaiba. This pattern shows how Hungarian stacks suffixes to convey possession and spatial direction without separate prepositions.

Usage and meaning: központjaiba is used when describing movement toward locations that are centers belonging to a subject. It is common in contexts involving organizations with a central structure or multiple centers, such as headquarters or regional centers. The phrase itself does not specify how many centers exist; the intended number is inferred from the surrounding context or additional words.

Examples: A vállalat központjaiba érkeztek a jelentések. A kórház központjaiba szállították a mintákat. A szervezet központjaiba irányították az erőforrásokat.

See also: Hungarian suffixes, postpositions, and the general rules of vok-al harmony and connecting vowels in Hungarian morphology.