Medencébe

Medencébe is a Hungarian directional form derived from the noun medence, meaning a swimming pool or basin. It is used to express movement toward a destination, specifically into the pool. The corresponding form denoting location inside the pool is medencében, meaning “in the pool.”

Grammatical notes: In Hungarian, suffixes convey location and direction. The -be suffix indicates motion into a place, while -ban or -ben indicates that something is located inside the space. Thus medencébe and medencében share the same base noun but differ in meaning: medencébe marks entering the pool, medencében marks being in the pool.

Usage: Medencébe is common in everyday speech and descriptions involving swimming, diving, or entering water features. Examples include: A gyerek a medencébe ugrik. (The child jumps into the pool.) A felnőtt bemegy a medencébe. (The adult goes into the pool.) Búvár merül a medencébe. (The diver dives into the pool.) These constructions illustrate how the form pairs with verbs of motion to convey directional intent.

Etymology and related forms: The noun medence itself refers to a basin or pool and is used across contexts such as swimming pools, water tanks, or bath basins. The directional suffix -be forms phrases for movement into a location, complementing the locative -ben/-ben for static presence.

See also: Hungarian grammar, including -ba/-be/-ba and -ban/-ben suffix pairs; medence as a base noun; examples of motion versus location constructions in Hungarian.