Tömegekre

Tömegekre is a Hungarian term that denotes the dative plural form of tömeg, literally translating to “to the masses” or “for the masses.” In standard modern Hungarian, more common constructions to address broad audiences are tömegekhez or a közönséghez, but tömegekre can appear in older, literary, or stylistic contexts to evoke a formal or archaic tone.

Grammatically, tömegekre represents a form used when indicating an action directed toward or intended for multiple masses. The expression is relatively rare in everyday speech and tends to appear in poetry, historical writing, or rhetorical passages where the author aims for a ceremonial or general-audience effect. Because of its literary air, tömegekre is often discussed primarily as a linguistic curiosity rather than a standard utility in contemporary prose.

In usage, the phrase functions as a link to broad audiences and is associated with rhetoric, persuasion, and mass communication. When modern Hungarian speakers want to refer to messaging aimed at large groups, they more likely use forms like tömegekhez or references to the tömeg as a social group. Tömegekre can thus signal formality, tradition, or emphasis on addressing the public at large, rather than describing everyday, spoken communication.

See also: mass communication, rhetoric, audience, public sphere, Hungarian grammar.