tálban

tálban is the inessive form of the Hungarian noun tál, meaning “bowl” or “dish.” In Hungarian grammar, the inessive (locative) case marks location inside or within something, and its suffix is -ban or -ben, chosen according to vowel harmony. Because tál contains a back vowel, the correct form is tálban rather than tálben. The singular form is tálban, and the plural form is tálakban.

The noun tál refers to a bowl or a serving dish used to hold food, liquid, or other contents. As a container noun, it frequently appears with locative expressions to indicate that something is located inside or within a bowl. The form tálban is thus used in sentences describing placement or position, such as within recipes, dining contexts, or kitchen instructions.

Examples include: A leves a tálban van. (The soup is in the bowl.) A saláta a tálban marad. (The salad remains in the bowl.) In illative contexts, meaning “into the bowl,” the related form would be tálba (e.g., tedd bele a salátát a tálba – put the salad into the bowl).

In summary, tálban is the locative case form of tál used to express that something is located inside a bowl, with plural usage tálakban for “in the bowls.” The form reflects Hungarian vowel harmony and standard noun–suffix morphology.