Piacának

Piacának is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from the noun piac (market). It consists of piac plus the possessive suffix -ának, producing a genitive/possessive construction that marks the market as owner or as the indirect object in a clause, depending on the surrounding sentence structure. In standard Hungarian, such formations are used to attribute characteristics to the market or to indicate the market as the beneficiary of an action, with the exact role determined by context and case marking.

In practice, piacának tends to appear in formal or written language to express phrases like “the market’s X” or “to the market” when the market is the possessor or recipient of an action. For example: “A piacának nyitvatartási ideje változott” can be understood as “the market’s opening hours changed.” Another possible use is to denote the market’s impact or features in a sentence such as “A piacának hatása a helyi gazdaságra,” meaning “the market’s impact on the local economy.” In everyday speech, speakers may prefer a simpler construction, such as “a piac nyitvatartási ideje,” to avoid potential ambiguity.

Linguistic note: -ának is a standard possessive suffix in Hungarian, used with nouns to indicate possession, association, or indirect object. The precise interpretation of piacának depends on context, verbs, and the grammatical case of the surrounding phrase.

See also: Hungarian grammar, Genitive case in Hungarian, Possessive constructions in Hungarian.