Vádlottat

Vádlottat is the definite accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun vádlott, meaning “the defendant” in a criminal case. It is used when the defendant is the definite direct object of a transitive verb, i.e., the person that is being acted upon by the verb and already known to the speaker and listener.

In Hungarian, the direct object can be definite or indefinite. The definite direct object is marked with the suffix -t, with pronunciation adjusted by vowel harmony, so many nouns take forms such as -at, -et, or -öt. For vádlott the form is vádlottat. The plural form for definite accusative is vádlottakat.

Usage examples include sentences like: A bíróság meghallgatta a vádlottat. (The court heard the defendant.) Letartóztatták a vádlottat. (They arrested the defendant.) These examples show vádlottat functioning as the object of the verb, referring to a specific, identified defendant.

Notes:

- vádlottat contrasts with vádlott (nominative) or vádlottak (nominative plural). The -at ending signals a definite direct object.

- The term is primarily used in legal and formal contexts, but also appears in general Hungarian grammar to illustrate the definite object form.

See also: vádlott, vádirat, jogi terminusok.