Naplóba

Naplóba is the illative case form of the Hungarian noun napló, meaning diary. In Hungarian, illative forms such as -ba/-be indicate movement into a location or container. When combined with napló, naplóba literally means “into the diary” and is used for actions that result in putting information or items inside the diary. The form is created by attaching the illative suffix -ba to the stem napló, with vowel harmony producing naplóba.

In usage, naplóba is common with verbs of writing, recording, or placing. For example: Beírtam az eseményeket a naplóba (I entered the events into the diary). Minden este a naplóba írok bejegyzéseket (Every evening I write entries into the diary). A jegyzeteket a naplóba tesszük (We put the notes into the diary). These constructions emphasize the destination of the action: the diary is the place into which something is placed or recorded.

Naplóba contrasts with naplóban, which marks location inside the diary rather than the destination of an action. The illative form naplóba also demonstrates Hungarian vowel harmony, where the suffix appears as -ba after back vowels (e.g., naplóba) and as -be after front vowels in other words (e.g., könyvbe).

Summary: naplóba denotes “into the diary,” used when an action moves or records something inside the diary. It is a standard illative form built from napló and the suffix -ba, reflecting movement into a container or location.