tengerben

Tengerben is a Hungarian adverb that indicates location inside the sea. It is formed from the noun tenger (sea) with the inessive suffix -ben, and translates as "in the sea."

In practical use, tengerben answers the question where and describes someone or something being within seawater or engaged in an activity there. It is used with verbs of motion or state, for example: "A turista a tengerben úszott" (The tourist swam in the sea) or "A búvár a tengerben merült alá" (The diver dived in the sea).

Metaphorically, tengerben can be used in literature to evoke immersion, vastness, or danger associated with the sea. It conveys a sense of being surrounded by or engulfed by a large body of water.

Etymology and related forms: tengerben is the inessive form of tenger (sea). Related terms include vízben (in the water) and tengerparton (on the seashore). The word tenger itself is a core Hungarian noun with a long-established use in everyday language and in literary expressions.

See also: Hungarian grammar, inessive case, tenger, vízben, tengerpart.