Táplálkozását

Táplálkozását is the definite direct-object form of the Hungarian noun táplálkozás, which means nutrition or diet. It is used to refer to the diet of a specific subject in sentences where the diet is the object of observation, measurement, or description. In everyday and scientific language, táplálkozását expresses “its diet” or “the diet of X” when combined with a third-person possessor.

Linguistic notes: Táplálkozás is formed from the verb táplálni (to nourish) with the nominal suffix -ás, producing a noun for the action or process of nourishment. To indicate possession, a suffix such as -a/-e is added, giving táplálkozása meaning “its diet.” The definite direct-object suffix -t is then attached, yielding táplálkozását, which marks the word as the object of a clause (for example, following a verb like figyelik or ellenőrizték). The form is used across disciplines, including biology, veterinary science, ecology, and nutrition research, as well as in general descriptive language.

Usage examples:

- A madár táplálkozását figyelik. (They monitor the bird’s feeding/diet.)

- A patkány táplálkozását a kísérlet során ellenőrizték. (During the experiment they checked the rat’s diet.)

See also: táplálkozás, étrend, táplálkozási szokások. The term illustrates how Hungarian morphologically combines a base noun with possessive and definite-object suffixes to express a specific “its diet” in sentence structure.