Tömbökre

Tömbökre is a Hungarian locational and directional form built from the noun tömb (block) in its plural tömbök, plus the postposition -re. The word literally conveys onto or toward the blocks and is used to indicate movement to or onto multiple block-like elements. It is a normal feature of Hungarian syntax, appearing when a speaker describes location, placement, or travel that involves several blocks or block-shaped objects.

Morphology and usage

The form consists of tömbök (the plural of tömb) with the suffix -re attached, producing tömbökre. The suffix -re functions as a directional postposition indicating movement onto a surface or toward a destination on the blocks. As such, tömbökre commonly accompanies verbs of motion or placement, such as lépni (to step), kerülni (to move toward/onto), vagy helyezni (to place). For example, a sentence like gyerekek a tömbökre léptek means “the children stepped onto the blocks,” illustrating typical use in spatial descriptions.

Context and scope

Tömbökre appears in contexts where blocks or block-like units are central to the scene—for instance in playgrounds with stone blocks, architectural models, or urban-design descriptions that reference block structures. It is a standard, neutral grammatical form in contemporary Hungarian and does not denote a specialized field by itself; its meaning is determined by the surrounding verb and context.

Related terms

The base noun tömb refers to a large block, slab, or mass of stone or similar material. The construction illustrates how Hungarian forms directional phrases by combining the plural noun with the postposition -re to express destination onto multiple objects.