cellákba

cellákba is a Hungarian locative form that literally translates to "into the cells." It is formed from the plural noun cellák (cells) plus the directional suffix -ba, which marks movement toward a space. The phrase is used with verbs of motion or placement to indicate entering or being placed inside a space described as a cell—for example a prison cell or an enclosed compartment.

Usage varies by context. In prison or institutional language, you might encounter sentences such as a rabokat cellákba zárták ("they locked the prisoners into the cells") or a rabokat cellákba kísérték ("they escorted the prisoners into their cells"). In scientific writing about biology, the standard term for moving substances into biological cells is sejtekbe, and cellákba is less common and may sound non-technical or historical. The word is also found in descriptions of architectural or industrial layouts where spaces are divided into cells, such as storage cells or modular units.

Grammatically, cellákba answers the question hová? (where to?), and it agrees with the number and definiteness of the noun it relates to. It is one example of Hungarian's suffixal system that marks direction; other related forms include cellákból (out of the cells) and cellákban (in the cells). The use of cellákka or sejtekbe can differ depending on whether the context refers to jail cells, biological cells, or other compact compartments.