Pilótának

Pilótának is a Hungarian inflected form meaning “to the pilot” or “for the pilot.” It is the dative singular form of the noun pilóta (pilot) when used with the definite article a, as in a pilótának. In Hungarian, the suffix -nak/-nek marks the dative (recipient or beneficiary) in phrases involving a person or entity receiving or benefiting from an action.

The form is used in sentences where the pilot is the recipient or beneficiary of an action. For example: Egy üzenetet küldtem a pilótának (I sent a message to the pilot). A pilótának adtam egy ajándékot (I gave a gift to the pilot). The dative can also appear with indefinite subjects, such as egy pilótának, meaning “to a pilot” or “for a pilot.”

Plural and related forms exist as well. The plural dative is pilótáknak, used when referring to multiple pilots: Adtam ajándékokat a pilótáknak (I gave gifts to the pilots). Like other Hungarian cases, the choice of definite or indefinite article interacts with case marking, but both a pilótának and egy pilótának are grammatically correct depending on context.

Origin and usage context: pilóta is a loanword in Hungarian, borrowed from languages such as Italian or German, and pilótának follows standard Hungarian case morphology to express recipient or beneficiary in verbs of giving, communicating, or directing actions toward the pilot. The form is common in everyday language, official communications, and writing involving pilots as recipients or benefactors.

See also: pilóta, dative case, Hungarian grammar.