kereskedhöz

Kereskedhöz is the dative singular form of kereskedő, the Hungarian word for merchant or shopkeeper. It is used to indicate direction toward or contact with the merchant, as in phrases describing movement to or interaction with a seller. The standard spelling is kereskedőhöz; in non-diacritic texts you may see kereskedhöz. The plural form is kereskedőkhöz.

Morphology and usage

The suffix -hoz is a directional (dative) suffix in Hungarian, signaling movement toward a person or place. It attaches to the noun stem kereskedő to yield kereskedőhöz. This form is chosen to harmonize with the final vowel of the stem, here -ő, resulting in -höz. It can be used with or without the definite article: a kereskedőhöz or kereskedőhöz.

Grammatical role

Kereskedhöz functions as a noun phrase in the dative case, often accompanying verbs of motion or contact such as megyek, fordulok, vagy keresek. It answers questions like to whom? or toward whom? in the context of approaching or consulting the merchant. It is not a standalone verb or prepositional phrase; it is a case form that governs the meaning of the sentence through its attached suffix.

Examples

- A vásárló a kereskedőhöz fordult tanácsért. (The customer turned to the merchant for advice.)

- Megyek a kereskedőhöz, hogy megkérdezzem az árat. (I’m going to the merchant to ask the price.)

- A kereskedőhöz érve már épp begyűjtötte a rendelést. (Having reached the merchant, he was about to take the order.)

See also

Kereskedő, the base word meaning merchant; -hoz suffixes in Hungarian possess various directional forms such as -hoz, -hez, -höz depending on phonology and last-syllable vowel.