tengerhez

Tengerhez is a Hungarian grammatical form meaning “to the sea” or “toward the sea.” It is the allative form produced by attaching the directional suffix -hez to the noun tenger (sea). The choice of -hez rather than -hoz or -hoz follows vowel harmony rules, with tenger ending in a front vowel, yielding -hez.

Formation and function: In Hungarian, the allative suffix marks direction toward a destination in sentences with motion verbs. Tengerhez therefore indicates movement toward the sea. It is used with definite articles or possessives as in standard noun phrases, and it combines with verbs of motion to express destination, such as going, heading, or approaching the sea.

Usage examples:

- A hajó a tengerhez tartott. (The ship headed toward the sea.)

- Megérkeztek a tengerhez vezető úthoz. (They arrived at the road toward the sea.)

Notes and related forms: Tengerhez is one of several allative forms formed with -hoz/-hez/-höz. Other nouns take different allative endings based on vowel harmony. For contrast, other directional forms include tengerre (toward/onto the sea in certain contexts) and phrases like a tenger felé (toward the sea) that express direction more generally. Tengerhez often appears in literary or descriptive text to convey movement toward the coast or open water and can carry figurative nuance, such as longing or escape.