városokba

Városokba is a Hungarian illative form meaning “into the cities” or “to the cities.” It is formed from the singular szóvában város (city) with the plural suffix -ok and the illative case suffix -ba, which vowels harmonize to produce városokba. The illative marks motion toward a destination, contrasting with forms that denote location.

The form is used with verbs of motion to indicate movement toward urban centers. It is attached directly to the noun phrase; no separate preposition is required. For singular destination, the corresponding form is városba. In contrast, városokban means “in the cities” (locative plural).

Usage notes and examples:

- A turistacsoport a városokba utazott a hét végén. (The tourist group traveled to the cities over the weekend.)

- A diákok a városokba költöztek, hogy egyetemre járhassanak. (The students moved into the cities to attend university.)

- Érkeztek a városokba, és megkezdték a kutatást. (They arrived in the cities and began the research.)

Related forms:

- városokban = in the cities (locative plural)

- városba = into the city (illative singular)

- városban = in the city (locative singular)

Városokba is primarily a grammatical construction rather than a standalone concept, used to express direction toward urban areas in narratives, travel writing, and everyday speech.