géphez

Géphez is the allative form of the Hungarian noun gép, meaning machine. In Hungarian, the allative suffixes -hoz, -hez, or -höz are attached to a noun to express direction toward or contact with that noun. The choice among the three variants depends on the vowel harmony of the stem; for gép, which contains a front vowel, the form is géphez.

Usage of géphez is to indicate movement toward the machine or to designate the machine as the target or point of reference of an action. It is commonly used with verbs of movement, contact, or interaction, such as approaching, addressing, or connecting with the machine. For example, odalépett a géphez means “he/she stepped up to the machine,” and a mérnök a géphez fordult kérdéseivel means “the engineer turned to the machine with his questions.” In technical contexts, géphez often appears in instructions or descriptions that involve directing attention, access, or servicing to a specific machine.

Related forms follow the same allative pattern with other nouns, and géphez specifically reflects the front-vowel harmony of gép. Outside of the allative use, Hungarian employs different cases or prepositional phrases to express location, origin, or other relationships, so géphez is distinct in its sense of direction toward the machine rather than a static position beside it.