formába
Formába is a Hungarian grammatical form, specifically the illative case form of the noun forma (meaning form, shape). It denotes motion into or into a state associated with form or fitness. The illative in Hungarian expresses “into” when something moves into a form, shape, or condition, and for the noun forma it yields formába. The illative suffix follows vowel harmony rules: for form a back vowel, the illative ending is typically -ba, giving formába.
In usage, formába often appears with verbs that describe entering or achieving a state. A common expression
- A futóedzéseknek köszönhetően formába kerültek a sportolók. (The athletes got into shape thanks to the running
- Az edző segített formába hozni a csapatot. (The coach helped bring the team into shape.)
- Sokan gyorsan akarnak formába kerülni a verseny előtt.
Related forms include formában, the inessive meaning “in shape” (is, to be in good form), and formákba,