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  • (translative case suffix) Variants:
    -vá is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
    kutya (dog)A varázsgyűrű kutyá változtatja az embert.The enchanted ring transforms people into dogs.
    -vé is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
    medve (bear)Héra medvé változtatta Kallisztót.Hera transformed Callisto into a bear.
  • When it is added to a word ending in a consonant, the v assimilates with the final consonant, and the final consonant becomes long:
    bolond (fool) +‎ -váBolond tett engem.He made a fool out of me. (literally, “made me into a fool”)
    hűvös (cold) +‎ -véAz idő hűvös vált.The weather turned cold. (literally, “turned into cold”)