Szobádat

Szobádat is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “your room” used when referring to the listener’s room as a definite direct object. It is formed by combining the root szoba (room) with the second-person singular possessive suffix -d, yielding szobád, and then adding the definite direct object suffix -t, giving szobádat. This construction parallels other possessive forms in Hungarian: szobám (my room), szobád (your room), szobája (his/her/its room), szobánk (our room), szobátok (your room, plural), szobájuk (their room).

In typical usage, szobádat appears in sentences where the room is a definite object. Examples include Látom a szobádat (I see your room) and Kérlek, takarítsd ki a szobádat (Please tidy your room). The suffix -t marks the definite direct object, while -d signals the second-person possessive. The form must harmonize with the noun’s stem and the surrounding phonology, so szoba + -d yields szobád, and the final -t attaches to form szobádat.

Related forms show how possession works across persons: szobám (my room), szobád (your room), szobája (his/her/its room), szobánk (our room), szobátok (your room, plural), szobájuk (their room). For formal address, speakers often use az Ön szobája / az Ön szobáját to avoid ambiguity between possession and formality.

Szobádat thus exemplifies Hungarian morphology where possession and definiteness interact in forming noun phrases.