ünnepre

Ünnepre is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from the noun ünnep, meaning "holiday" or "festival." It is the directional suffix -re attached to the noun, used to indicate movement toward or participation in a celebration. In this sense, ünnepre functions as a postpositional marker that signals the target of an action rather than a separate preposition.

Formation and usage: The form is created by adding -re to ünnep, producing ünnepre. It appears with verbs of motion or intention, such as megy (go), készül (prepare), érkezik (arrive), or vesz részt (participate). It answers the questions "where to?" or "toward what event?" when the event is described as an ünnep. The construction is common in both spoken and written Hungarian and can mark planning, arrival, or attendance at a specific celebration.

Examples:

Megyek ünnepre. (I am going to the celebration.)

Ünnepre készülünk. (We are preparing for the celebration.)

A vendég az ünnepre érkezett. (The guest arrived for the celebration.)

Notes and context: The -re suffix is part of a broader set of directional suffixes in Hungarian that attach to nouns to express movement toward a surface, goal, or event. Ünnepre specifically refers to events framed as celebrations or holidays. The form is regularly used in standard Hungarian and appears in everyday speech, travel announcements, and cultural or ceremonial writing.