-hoz
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== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [hoz]
Rhymes: -oz
=== Suffix ===
-hoz/-hez/-höz (allative case suffix)
(of location) to (question word: hova? (“where? to which place?”))
Elmentünk az orvoshoz. ― We went to the doctor.
Egy fához kötötte a lovat. ― He tied the horse to a tree.
(of time) from
mához egy hétre ― a week from today
(in set phrases) The corresponding English translation may or may not have a preposition.
Fiatalon ment férjhez. ― She married at a young age.
A kert a házhoz tartozik. ― The garden belongs to the house.
With verbs prefixed with hozzá-.
==== Usage notes ====
(allative case suffix) Variants:
-hoz is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
fa (“tree”) → Odamentek a fához. ― They went to the tree.
-hez is added to unrounded front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
zene (“music”) → Szöveget írtunk a zenéhez. ― We wrote lyrics to the music.
-höz is added to rounded front-vowel words.
szótő (“stem”) → A rag a szótőhöz járul. ― The suffix is added to the stem.
=== See also ===
Category:Hungarian terms taking -hoz/-hez/-höz
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes