Városig

városig is a Hungarian directional suffix that attaches to the noun város (city) to form városig, meaning up to or as far as the city. It is used to indicate the extent of motion or distance, often describing the endpoint of a route or journey rather than the interior of the city. The suffix -ig expresses limit or reach and is common in Hungarian for marking endpoints along a path or period.

Form and usage: városig is used with verbs of motion or spatial description to specify where movement ends. It answers questions of distance and endpoint: how far or where to. Examples: “A vonat a városig közlekedik” (The train runs up to the city). “Gyalog mentem a városig” (I walked to the city). “Az út a városig vezet” (The road leads to the city). Városig is distinct from városba (into the city) and város felé (toward the city), as városig emphasizes reaching the city boundary rather than entering it.

Etymology: városig is formed from város plus the suffix -ig, a productive Hungarian bound marker indicating extent. The construction illustrates how Hungarian uses postpositional suffixes to build directionals without additional prepositions.

See also: Hungarian language; Hungarian directional suffixes; város.