ételekre
Ételekre is a Hungarian postpositional form derived from the noun étel (food, dish). It represents the plural stem ételek combined with the suffix -re, which marks direction toward or onto a surface. In this form, ételekre typically means onto the foods or toward the foods, depending on the verb used and the context. It is part of Hungarian case-like constructions that follow verbs of movement, placement, or distribution.
Morphology and function: The base étel becomes the plural ételek, and adding -re yields ételekre. This postpositional
Usage notes: Ételekre is frequent in culinary, catering, and recipe contexts where multiple dishes are involved.
Examples: A séf az ételekre szórta a friss fűszereket. (The chef sprinkled fresh herbs onto the foods.)
See also: étel, ételek, Hungarian postpositional suffixes, case nomenclature.