Ciklusnak

Ciklusnak is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun ciklus, which means cycle. In Hungarian grammar, the dative case marks the indirect object or the possessor in a clause, and ciklusnak is used to express “to the cycle” or “for the cycle,” as well as to indicate possession in clauses with verbs such as van (to have) or tartalmaz (contains).

The form ciklusnak is created by adding the suffix -nak to the stem ciklus in accordance with vowel harmony. Because ciklus ends with the back vowel u, the appropriate dative suffix is -nak. This yields the standard dative word shape ciklusnak.

Usage notes: ciklusnak commonly appears in technical or scientific writing when discussing an entire cycle or suggesting a relationship to a cycle. It can mark the possessor in a sentence like “A ciklusnak sok eleme van” (“The cycle has many elements”). It also occurs in phrases such as “a ciklusnak megfelelően” (“in accordance with the cycle”), where it functions as a dependent form that relates actions to the cycle.

Examples:

- A ciklusnak három fázisa van.

- A folyamat a ciklusnak megfelelően zajlik.

See also: ciklus, Hungarian dative case, possessive constructions.

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