Tanárra

Tanárra is the allative form of the Hungarian noun tanár, meaning it is the form used to indicate direction toward or onto the teacher. It is created by adding the suffix -ra to the noun stem tanár, following Hungarian vowel harmony (tanár + ra).

In grammar, tanárra functions as a case form that marks direction or destination in relation to the noun it attaches to. The allative is commonly used with verbs of movement, contact, or orientation, where the action is directed toward the referenced referent. For example, a sentence like a diák a tanárra nézett can be understood as “The student looked at the teacher,” with tanárra marking the teacher as the target of the action. In other contexts involving people as a destination, Hungarian more often uses a different suffix set (for example -hoz/-hez/-höz), but tanárra can appear when the focus is on reaching or directing attention to the teacher in a spatial sense.

Notes on usage: tanárra does not indicate possession or ownership; it is specifically a directional or locational form. With people, the allative is less common for describing ordinary destinations, and speakers may opt for other constructions depending on nuance. The allative form also appears in phrases where the target is a surface or point of contact, though for human referents the meaning is typically clarified by the broader context and accompanying verbs or prepositions.

See also: Hungarian grammar, cases (especially the allative -ra/-re), tanár (teacher).