Gondolatnak

Gondolatnak is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun gondolat, which means thought. In Hungarian, nouns are inflected with suffixes to indicate case, number, and possessive relations. The suffix -nak (or -nek after a vowel) marks the dative, used for the indirect object or beneficiary in a sentence. Therefore gondolatnak appears when the thought is the recipient or the entity for which an action is performed, for example in constructions where a thought is being given, considered, or addressed.

In practice, gondolatnak is often found in phrases that describe giving space or attention to a thought, or treating a thought as the object of some verb. It can also occur in figurative language, where a thought is personified or treated as an entity within discourse. The form is generally part of larger noun phrases and requires accompanying determiners or verbs that govern the dative.

Two illustrative sentences in Hungarian might be: "A gondolatnak helyet adnak a költeményben," meaning that the poem gives space to the thought. Another example is "Gondolatnak tekintik ezt a megállapítást," meaning they consider this statement as a thought. These examples show how gondolatnak functions as the dative element in sentences that revolve around the thought as an object of action or consideration.

Etymology and morphology: gondolatnak derives from gondolat (thought) plus the dative suffix -nak, reflecting Hungarian’s agglutinative approach to case marking. See also gondolat, Hungarian grammar, and Hungarian case forms.