munkásokra

Munkásokra is a Hungarian grammatical form formed by the plural noun munkások (workers) plus the postpositional suffix -ra/-re, creating an allative type ending. The suffix signals direction toward or applicability to the group specified by the noun, and is used to indicate that the action or reference concerns the workers as a collective.

In use, munkásokra marks the target or domain of an action, or the group to which something applies. Common constructions include sentences where rules, appeals, or statements pertain to the workers, or where an action is directed toward them. Examples: A szabályok a munkásokra vonatkoznak. (The rules apply to the workers.) A felhívás a munkásokra irányult. (The appeal was directed at the workers.) Munkásokra vonatkozó szabályok (rules pertaining to the workers).

The -ra/-re suffix is part of Hungarian case and postpositional system, and its use with munkások illustrates how direction or topical reference is expressed without a separate dative case. Variants may appear in compound forms, such as munkásokra vonatkozó, where the phrase modifies a noun like szabályok to indicate applicability to the workers.

See also: munkás, vonatkozik, allative case, Hungarian grammar.