Házat

Házat is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun ház, meaning house. Hungarian nouns inflect for case and number; the base form ház is used in the nominative, while the suffix -t marks the direct object, giving házat in the singular.

Usage: Házat appears as the direct object in a sentence. For example, Látom a házat means “I see the house.” With an indefinite direct object, you can say Látok egy házat, meaning “I see a house.” The form házat is used specifically for the singular direct object, regardless of whether the noun is definite or indefinite within the noun phrase.

Pronunciation: Házat is pronounced roughly as HAH-zat, with a long a and a final t.

Plural form and related forms: The plural nominative is házak (houses), and the plural accusative is házakat (the houses as direct objects). For example, Láttam a házakat means “I saw the houses.” The related nominative singular is ház, and the genitive, dative, and other cases use different endings in Hungarian.

Notes: Házat illustrates how Hungarian marks direct objects with the -t suffix on the noun. The word’s basic meaning remains “house,” while házat specifically signals that the house is the object of the verb. Etymology traces ház to the core Hungarian lexicon, with -at forming the accusative in the singular.