Bánatot

Bánatot is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun bánat, which means sorrow or grief. In Hungarian grammar, this form is used when the noun functions as the direct object of a verb. The base meaning remains sorrow, but bánatot marks that the sorrow is the thing affected by the action of the verb.

In use, bánatot commonly appears with verbs of feeling, perception, or causation. For example: "A hír hallatára bánatot érez" (Upon hearing the news, he felt sorrow). "A vereség bánatot okozott a csapatnak" (The defeat caused sorrow for the team). Another common construction is "bánatot vall" meaning to confess sorrow or to admit to feeling sorrow: "Bánatot vallott az eseményekért" (He confessed sorrow for the events).

Bánatot can also appear in literary or poetic contexts, where the accusative form helps express the intensity of emotion as an object of the subject’s action or reaction. Because bánat is an abstract, uncountable noun in many contexts, its enkántációs form bánatot is a typical way to specify that “sorrow” is what is being felt, caused, or acknowledged in a sentence.

Related terms include bánat (sorrow), szomorúság (sadness), and gyász (mourning). In everyday language, bánatot as a direct object tends to emphasize the impact of events or actions on a person’s emotional state, rather than describing sorrow as a separate, concrete noun.