Versenynek

Versenynek is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun verseny, which means competition or contest. In Hungarian grammar, the dative case marks indirect objects, beneficiaries, or goals of actions, and versenynek appears when the noun participates in such a role with verbs or prepositions that require the dative.

Formation and usage: The form is created by adding the suffix -nek to the stem verseny. Hungarian vowel harmony governs this choice; since verseny ends with the front vowel e, the dative suffix -nek is used rather than -nak. The resulting form is versenynek. The phrase can convey meanings such as “to the competition,” “for the competition,” or indicate a relation to a competition in constructions where possession or indirect relation is expressed.

Context: Versenynek is used in sentences about sports, academic contests, or artistic events, where the competition is the indirect object, beneficiary, or focus of an action, or where the competition’s role is emphasized within a phrase.

Relation to verseny: Verseny means competition or contest, and versenynek is its inflected form. The word is part of the broader system of Hungarian cases and illustrates how nouns change to express syntactic relations.

See also: verseny.