színre

Színre is the allative form of the Hungarian noun szín, used to indicate movement toward a stage or scene in theatrical contexts. It appears most often in fixed expressions, especially in the phrasal verb színre lép, which means to appear on stage or to take the stage in front of an audience. The construction emphasizes public performance and visibility before an audience.

In terms of morphology, színre consists of the noun szín plus the directional suffix -re. In modern Hungarian usage it is not a free-standing preposition; it functions as part of a verb phrase that conveys motion toward the stage. Although szín can also mean color, the combination színre is almost exclusively associated with stage- or theatre-related senses rather than color.

Usage notes and context: Színre lép is the core expression illustrating színre’s primary meaning—entering or appearing onto the stage. The phrase is common in discussions of performances, reviews, and theatre reporting, and it can appear in literary descriptions of a show or of an actor’s entrance. Outside theatrical or artistic contexts, színre is rare, and speakers typically use other constructions such as színpadra lép or more general verbs of motion depending on the situation.

See also: szín, színpad, színház.