emlékekre

Emlékekre is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from the noun emlék (memory). It combines the plural emlékek with the allative/terminative suffix -re (a front-vowel variant of -ra/-re), producing a phrase that is most often translated as "to (the) memories" or "for memories." The form indicates direction, purpose, or dedication in contexts where Hungarian uses case endings instead of prepositions.

In usage, emlékekre appears in commemorative language, dedications, and set phrases. For example, it can be used when making a toast ("az emlékekre" — "to memories") or when dedicating an object, event, or artistic work to recollection. Its meaning depends on context and the governing verb or construction: it may express a target ("raise a glass to memories"), a motive ("created for the sake of memories"), or a figurative orientation toward the past.

Etymologically and morphologically, emlékekre illustrates Hungarian vowel harmony and agglutinative case marking: the root emlék contains front vowels, so the suffix assumes the front-vowel form -re. Related forms include the singular emlékre and possessive constructions such as emlékedre ("to your memory").

As a lexical item it is functional rather than lexicalized; its significance is primarily grammatical and cultural, reflecting how Hungarian encodes relationships of direction, purpose, and dedication in speech about recollection and commemoration.