allatívusz
Up to the doctor
Motion to the vicinity of something. Three-fold harmony.
-hoz/-hez/-höz is motion up to a person or a solid object — beside it, not inside it. It is the only triad ending with a three-way harmony split.
Endings
-hoz · -hez · -höz
Allative · to (next to) / towards · proximity triad, goal
When not to use it
Not for going inside. Az orvoshoz megyek is ‘I’m going to the doctor’s’; a kórházba megyek is ‘I’m going into the hospital’.
Tell them apart
az ablakhoz
over to the window
az ablakba
into the window opening
-hoz stops beside it; -ba goes inside.
Notes
- Back: -hoz (házhoz). Front unrounded: -hez (emberhez). Front rounded: -höz (körhöz).
- Az orvoshoz megyek — I’m going to the doctor’s.
Examples
Odamegyek az ablakhoz.
I go over to the window.
Az orvoshoz megyek.
I’m going to the doctor’s.
A falhoz állt.
He stood up against the wall.
Gyere hozzám.
Come over to my place.
A könyvhöz nyúlt.
She reached for the book.