lábakra

Lábakra is a form in Hungarian grammar created by adding the suffix -ra to the plural noun lábak, meaning legs. It marks a directional or locative relation, indicating movement toward or onto the surface of the legs, and is part of the set of suffixes that express direction in Hungarian.

The suffix -ra/-re is used to mark motion toward a surface or endpoint. The choice between -ra and -re follows vowel harmony: -ra is used after back vowels, and -re after front vowels. In lábakra, the stem ends with a back vowel, so the form is lábakra. This suffix is commonly found with verbs of movement, transfer, or change of state, where the legs are the target or surface involved.

Usage examples illustrate its range. A sentence such as "A betegség a lábakra terjed" means the disease spreads to the legs. "A festék a lábakra került" describes paint ending up on the legs. "A figyelem a lábakra irányult" indicates attention directed at the legs. In each case lábakra functions as the complement indicating destination or contact point.

Lábakra is a regular asset of Hungarian sentence construction for expressing direction toward the legs as a location, recipient, or affected area. It is used in everyday language, medical descriptions, and descriptive storytelling when the actor’s action or effect involves the legs as a target.

See also: Hungarian grammar, suffix -ra/-re, allative case.