Alapanyaguknak

Alapanyaguknak is a Hungarian grammatical construction built from the noun alapanyag (raw material, base material) with the possessive suffix -uk (their) and the dative/for suffix -nak. The form roughly means “to/for their raw material” and is used when something relates to the raw materials owned by someone else. It is a typical example of how Hungarian stacks multiple suffixes to express possession and indirect object relationships in a single word.

Morphology and formation: the base word alapanyag combines alap (base) and anyag (material). Adding -uk yields alapanyaguk, meaning “their raw material.” Attaching -nak to that form gives alapanyaguknak, the dative/for form meaning “to/for their raw material.” The suffixes follow vowel harmony rules and result in a single, inflected word rather than a separate prepositional phrase.

Usage: alapanyaguknak nyújtott támogatás, for instance, would indicate support provided for their raw material. In practice, the phrase appears in technical or industrial contexts where actions or requirements are described as directed at someone’s raw materials. Examples:

- Az alapanyaguknak megfelelő minőségű termékeket gyártanak. (They produce products of quality appropriate for their raw material.)

- A dokumentációt az alapanyaguknak megfelelő szabványok szerint kell benyújtani. (The documentation must be submitted according to standards suitable for their raw material.)

Notes: alapanyaguknak is not a standalone noun but a morphologically complex form. It illustrates Hungarian’s rich system of suffixal inflection, where possessive and dative endings combine to convey ownership and indirect object relations in one word.