Névnek

Névnek is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun név, meaning name. It appears in sentences where the word for “name” functions as a dative complement, indicating the role or classification assigned to something. In Hungarian grammar, the dative case is used after certain verbs to express what is being considered, labeled, or treated in a particular way.

Common uses include predicates such as számít, tekint, and minősül. For example, Ez a szó névnek számít means “This word counts as a name.” Ezt a kifejezést névnek tekintik translates as “This expression is regarded as a name.” A névnek minősül construction is also possible, as in A szó névnek minősül, meaning “The word is regarded as a name.”

Névnek vs. névként: névnek is the dative form used after certain predicates to denote “as a name” in a nominal sense, while névként is the adverbial/participial form meaning “as a name” in labeling or listing contexts. For instance, A lista első eleme, Budapest, névként szerepel means “The first item on the list, Budapest, appears as a name.” The distinction is subtle and often dictated by the specific verb and syntactic pattern.

See also: Hungarian grammar, dative case, predicate complements in Hungarian.