Gázt

Gázt is a Hungarian grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the definite accusative singular of the noun gáz, which means gas. In Hungarian, when the direct object is definite, the noun takes the suffix -t (and the phrase can include a definite article like a). Therefore gázt translates to “the gas” in contexts where the object is definite.

Usage and function: gázt appears only as a morphological form of gáz within a noun phrase that functions as the direct object of a transitive verb. It is used when the speaker is referring to a specific, identifiable amount or portion of gas or to a gas-related object that is known to both speaker and listener. The form is not used independently; it requires a surrounding determiner or context that makes the object definite, such as a preceding article, pronoun, or demonstrative.

Examples:

- Megnyomd a gázt. (Press the gas pedal / the gas.)

- A gázt kikapcsolták vészhelyzetben. (They turned off the gas in an emergency.)

- Kérlek, adj a gázt. (Please give the gas, with the understood meaning of the definite object.)

Notes: gázt is distinct from the base form gáz, which means “gas” in a non-definite sense. The -t suffix signals definiteness for direct objects and is a feature of Hungarian grammar rather than a separate word. The exact choice between definite and indefinite object forms depends on whether the referent of gas is specified or known in the discourse.

See also: gáz, definite direct object in Hungarian, accusative case in Hungarian grammar.