területekre

Területekre is a Hungarian directional postpositional form used to express movement toward multiple territories or areas. It is derived from the noun terület (territory, area) with the plural suffix -ek to form területek (territories), and the directional suffix -re to indicate toward or onto. Thus területekre literally means “to the territories” or “onto the territories.”

Morphology and usage are straightforward: terület + ek = területek, then + re yields területekre. The suffix -re marks direction and is applied after the plural noun, following Hungarian vowel harmony rules. This form is employed with verbs of motion or with verbs that describe directing actions toward the targeted areas.

In practice, területekre appears in contexts such as geography, military, politics, or logistics, where agents or forces move toward or address multiple territories. It can be used literally or metaphorically to indicate allocation or focus directed at several areas. For example: A hadsereg a területekre lépett. (The army advanced to the territories.) A kormány a területekre irányította a segélyezési erőfeszítéseket. (The government directed relief efforts toward the territories.)

Distinct from területeken, which means “in the territories” and denotes static location, területekre emphasizes movement or orientation toward those territories. Etymologically, the form combines terület with plural -ek and the directional suffix -re to convey a plural destination.