Üvegekbe

Üvegekbe is a Hungarian illative plural form meaning “into the glasses.” It is used to indicate movement toward or placement into multiple glasses. The form is constructed from the plural noun üvegek (the glasses) with the illative suffix -be, producing üvegekbe.

In Hungarian grammar, illative forms express direction or destination, such as into, onto, or into the interior of something. For plural nouns ending in -ek, the illative suffix attaches as -ekbe, with the vowel harmony of the language preserved. Therefore üvegekbe literally translates to “into the glasses.”

Usage and context: üvegekbe is common in contexts involving serving or handling beverages, cooking, or descriptions of placing liquids into glasses. Example: A konyhában az italokat üvegekbe töltötték. (In the kitchen, the beverages were poured into the glasses.) The form can also appear in poetic or literary language to convey a sense of containment or presentation.

Related terms include the singular illative form üvegbbe or üvegbe (into the glass) and other illative forms across Hungarian nouns. The broader concept is the illative case, which covers various destinations in a sentence, not only liquids or containers.

See also: Hungarian grammar, illative case, plural noun forms, -ba/-be suffixes.