osztályba

Osztályba is the illative form of the Hungarian noun osztály, which means class, grade, or category. In Hungarian grammar, the illative case (suffix -ba/-be) indicates movement into or inclusion in something. Therefore osztályba is used to express “into the class” or “to the class,” depending on the context.

In educational contexts, osztályba commonly refers to being placed in or moving into a particular class or grade. For example, a student might be said to have entered the ninth class: kilencedik osztályba lépett. A sentence such as A diák az osztályba került illustrates the idea of assignment to a specific class.

In broader usage, osztályba can denote inclusion in a category or taxonomic class. For instance, in biology one might say that a species belongs to a certain class: ez a faj az állatok osztályába tartozik. Here the illative form marks membership within a higher-level grouping.

The form also appears in phrases describing classification or grouping processes, such as osztályba sorolás, which refers to the act of sorting or classifying into classes or categories. The illative form thus serves both concrete, classroom-related senses and more abstract categorization notions, depending on the domain of discourse.