Reprezentatívnak

Reprezentatívnak is a predicative form of the Hungarian adjective reprezentatív. It is used with the -nak/-nek suffix to mark a predicative complement in sentences where something or someone is described as being regarded, designated, or considered representative. The form appears after verbs of judgment or designation, such as tekint, tart, nevez, or mond.

In practice, reprezentatívnak functions as a complement that means “as a representative” or “as representative.” It is typically found in constructions like "reprezentatívnak tekintik" (they consider it representative), "reprezentatívnak nevezik" (they designate it as representative), or "reprezentatívnak tekinthető" (it can be considered representative). The suffix is chosen to agree with Hungarian predicative syntax and vowel harmony.

By contrast, when reprezentatív modifies a noun directly to form a compound noun or noun phrase (for example, reprezentatív mintavétel), the adjective is used attributively in its base form rather than as a predicative ending. In statistical or methodological language, reprezentatív typically appears as an adjective before a head noun (representative sample, representative feature), while the -nak/-nek form is reserved for predicative use.

Etymology traces reprezentatív to the Latin representativus through Hungarian, retaining the core sense of standing for or symbolizing a broader group or category.

See also: reprezentatív, reprezentativitás, mintavétel, reprezentatív minta.