irodában

irodában is the locative case form of the Hungarian noun iroda, meaning "office." It is used to express that something is located inside the office or that an action takes place there. For example, Az irodában dolgozom means "I work in the office," and A könyv az irodában van means "The book is in the office."

Morphology and usage: In Hungarian, the locative case marks location and is formed with the suffix -ban or -ben, depending on vowel harmony. Because the stem iroda ends with the back vowel a, the locative suffix is -ban, producing irodában. The general rule is -ban after back vowels and -ben after front vowels; the resulting form reflects standard Hungarian pronunciation and spelling.

Examples of use include: Az irodában találkoztunk. (We met in the office.) A jegyzetek az irodában vannak. (The notes are in the office.) The locative form can combine with various verbs and determiners to specify where an action occurs or where an object resides.

Related forms: The illative form for movement into the office is irodba or irodába, meaning "into the office." The nominative form is iroda, while the adessive form is "irodán" for different locational nuances. The word iroda itself denotes an office or desk-based workspace and is a common term in everyday Hungarian.