kórházakba

Kórházakba is a Hungarian grammatical form meaning into or toward hospitals, and it functions as the illative plural of the noun kórház (hospital). It is used to indicate movement or transfer to one or more hospitals, typically with verbs of motion or change of location, such as menni (to go), szállítani (to transport), kerülni (to end up), or vinni (to bring).

Formally, kórházakba is built from the plural noun kórházak (hospitals) plus the illative suffix -ba, which denotes direction into a place. In Hungarian, illative forms follow vowel harmony rules, but for this noun the standard form is kórházakba. The word conveys a sense of entering or being moved into hospitals in a collective sense, rather than into a single hospital.

Usage examples include: A betegek kórházakba kerülnek, amikor felkészítik őket kezelésre. A mentők kórházakba szállítják a sérülteket. In contrast, the singular form kórházba means into the hospital (singular), as in A beteg a kórházba kerül.

Kórházakba is commonly found in news reports, medical documentation, and everyday language when discussing patient transfers, admissions, or planning related to multiple hospitals. It contrasts with other directional cases such as kórházban (in the hospital) or kórházból (from the hospital).