szállodában

Szállodában is a locative form of the Hungarian noun szálloda, meaning hotel. In Hungarian, the locative case marks location inside or at a place. The suffix -ban/-ben is attached to the noun to indicate "in" or "inside." Thus szállodában means "in the hotel" or "at the hotel." It is typically used to describe static location with verbs of existence, such as van (is) or tartózkodik (stays). For movement toward a place, the corresponding form is szállodába (into the hotel).

Szállodában is commonly found in travel, accommodation, and hospitality contexts. It can indicate where a person is staying or where an activity takes place. Examples: A vendég a szállodában van. (The guest is in the hotel.) Megérkeztem a szállodába. (I arrived at the hotel.) A recepció a szállodában található. (The reception is located in the hotel.) Egy hétig a szállodában tartózkodtam. (I stayed in the hotel for a week.)

Notes: When referring to a specific hotel, Hungarian usually uses the definite article: a szállodában. When speaking generally about staying in hotels, szállodában can function without an article. The term is primarily used in everyday Hungarian and in travel writing to describe accommodation locations.