Orvosát

Orvosát is a Hungarian grammatical form used to denote “his/her doctor” as a definite object. It arises from the noun orvos (doctor) combined with the third-person possessive suffix -a/-e, yielding orvosa (his/her doctor). When the object of a verb is definite, Hungarian adds the definite-object suffix -t, giving orvosát. In full phrases, the definite article az (the) or a may accompany the noun to mark definiteness, for example az orvosát meaning “his/her doctor” as a definite object.

The form is primarily a syntactic tool rather than a separate lexical entry. It signals both ownership (the doctor belonging to someone) and definiteness (the specific doctor in question). It is most commonly found in sentences where the doctor is the definite object of the action.

Examples:

- Megkérdeztem az orvosát. (I asked his/her doctor.)

- A beteg megvárta az orvosát. (The patient waited for his/her doctor.)

- Az orvosát hallgatták végig, miközben beszámolt az eredményekről. (They listened to his/her doctor as he/she reported the results.)

Notes:

- Orvosát is used only when the referent’s doctor is definite and known in the discourse; otherwise, a non-definite form like orvosa could occur.

- The construction illustrates Hungarian’s combination of possessive suffixes and the definite-object marker to express specific ownership and objecthood within a sentence.