Csapat

Csapat is a Hungarian noun meaning “team” or “group of people working together to achieve a common goal.” It is used across domains such as sports, business, military, and education. In sports contexts, it refers to a group of players forming a team that competes against others; in business and organizations, it denotes a collaborative group working toward shared objectives. The word can be combined with modifiers to form compounds such as csapatépítés (team-building), csapatmunka (teamwork), csapattag (team member), and csapatvezető (team leader). The plural is csapatok, and forms include csapatban (in a team), csapattal (with a team), and csapatként (as a team).

Historically, csapat could denote a body of fighters or troops in older Hungarian usage, and over time its meaning broadened to any organized group. In modern Hungarian it is common in both formal and informal registers, appearing in sports commentary, organizational reports, and everyday speech.

Usage notes: The term is generally neutral. When referring to a sports squad, csapat is often used interchangeably with válogatott in national contexts for selected teams, though válogatott specifies a national selection. In English-language translations, csapat is usually rendered as “team” or “squad” depending on context.