tartályba

Tartályba is the illative form of the Hungarian noun tartály, meaning into the tank or into a container. It marks direction toward a container and is used with verbs that describe putting, filling, or pouring substances into something.

In Hungarian, illative case forms take -ba or -be depending on vowel harmony. With back-vowel stems, -ba is used; with front-vowel stems, -be is used. The noun tartály ends with a back vowel, so the illative form is tartályba.

Usage examples include everyday and technical contexts. For instance, Töltse a vizet a tartályba (Please fill the water into the tank). A folyadék a tartályba kerül (The liquid goes into the tank). The form is common when indicating into-ness or the direction of transferring substances into a tank, reservoir, or container. It contrasts with tartályban (in the tank) and tartályból (from the tank).

See also: tartály; illative case.