késéshez

Késéshez is the Hungarian allative form of the noun késés, meaning "delay" or "lateness". In Hungarian morphology, the suffix -hez (variant of -hoz / -höz determined by vowel harmony) marks direction toward or relation to a noun, so késéshez commonly translates as "to the delay", "toward the delay", or "in relation to the delay".

As a case form, késéshez appears in compound expressions and verb constructions. For example, késéshez vezet means "it leads to delay", while késéshez képest can be used to mean "compared to the delay" or "relative to the delay". The form is used both in literal contexts (e.g., describing events that cause lateness) and in figurative or administrative phrasing (e.g., in reports or notices about consequences connected to delays).

Usage notes: késéshez is not an independent lexical entry but a grammatical variant; its exact English rendering depends on context and English preposition choice. The suffix -hez attaches according to Hungarian vowel harmony rules: front-vowel words like késés take -hez, whereas back-vowel words take -hoz and words with rounded front vowels take -höz.

Examples:

- A műszaki hiba késéshez vezetett. (The technical fault led to a delay.)

- Késéshez képest módosítjuk a menetrendet. (We adjust the schedule relative to the delay.)

Understanding késéshez requires basic knowledge of Hungarian case suffixes and agglutinative word formation.