Vízben

Vízben is a Hungarian adverbial form meaning “in water.” It is the locative case form of the noun víz (water) and is used to indicate that something is located inside water or within a water environment. The form is created by adding the suffix -ben to the noun víz, yielding vízben.

In usage, vízben typically accompanies verbs of position or state, answering the question where something is. It is commonly found in descriptions of living beings, objects, or activities taking place within water. For example, A hal a vízben él (The fish lives in the water). A labda a vízben van (The ball is in the water). A búvár a vízben merül (The diver dives in the water). The phrase a vízben has a broad sense of “in the water” as opposed to “into the water,” which is expressed with vízbe.

For motion toward water, the related form vízbe is used, as in a vízbe ugrik a gyerek (the child jumps into the water).

See also: víz, tó, tenger, medence. These terms relate to water environments and can form comparable locative phrases with their own -ben/-ban endings.