döntésbe

Döntésbe is the illative form of the Hungarian noun döntés, meaning decision. In Hungarian grammar, the illative case marks movement toward a destination or entering into a state or process. When used with the abstract noun decision, döntésbe conveys a sense of moving into or committing to a particular decision, or entering the decision-making phase in a metaphorical or procedural sense.

Formally, döntésbe is created by attaching the illative suffix -be to döntés. The construction follows standard illative patterns in Hungarian, and the form is most common in written or formal contexts where a directional or process-oriented nuance is intended. In everyday speech, speakers more often use alternatives such as decisions described with forces like befogadó grammar, or refer to the decision-making process with phrases like a döntéshozatalban, a döntésben, or in similar contexts that avoid the illative.

Usage tends to be specialized and somewhat literary or technical. Typical examples include phrases that describe movement toward a decision or involvement in its formulation: "A döntésbe vezető út a vita során nyílt meg," meaning roughly that the road leading to the decision opened during the discussion, and "A döntésbe való beleszólás fontos kérdés," indicating that having a say in the decision is an important matter. In many contexts, other case forms or expressions are preferred to convey similar ideas.

See also: illative case, Hungarian grammar, döntés.