Mintáknak

Mintáknak is a Hungarian grammatical form, specifically the dative plural of the noun minta. It functions as the indirect object in a sentence and usually translates to “to the samples” or “for the samples.” The form is used when the action is directed toward multiple samples or when the samples receive something or are the beneficiary of an action.

Morphology and usage: The base noun minta means “sample.” In the dative plural, the suffix -knak is attached to the plural stem minták, yielding mintáknak. This construction signals the recipient or beneficiary of an action, such as assigning, supplying, or labeling. Because Hungarian marks case through suffixes, mintáknak does not stand alone as a separate word of meaning beyond indicating the recipient.

Common contexts: The form appears in scientific, manufacturing, and logistics language, where multiple samples require direct reference as the recipient of an action. It can accompany verbs that take an indirect object, such as adni (to give), rendelni (to assign), vagy helyezni (to place). Typical usage emphasizes the relationship between the action and the group of samples rather than a single sample.

Examples:

- A kísérlet során a mintáknak egyedi azonosítót rendeltek. (During the experiment, a unique identifier was assigned to the samples.)

- A laborban a mintáknak címkéket helyeztek. (Labels were placed on the samples in the laboratory.)

- A dokumentáció a mintáknak megfelelően készült. (The documentation was prepared in accordance with the samples.)

See also: Hungarian noun cases, dative forms, minta, minták.