adatnak

adatnak is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun adat, meaning data or information. In Hungarian, the dative case marks the indirect object, recipient, or beneficiary of an action and is formed by adding the suffix -nak or -nek to the noun, with vowel harmony guiding the choice. For the noun adat, the dative singular is adatnak, and the dative plural is adatoknak.

Usage and function: The form adatnak is used in sentences where data is the indirect object of a verb such as giving, sending, or presenting. Hungarian expresses these relationships through inflection rather than prepositions. Thus adatnak indicates “to the data” or “for the data,” depending on the verb and context. The noun adat can appear in various register levels, from technical writing to everyday speech, and adatnak follows the same grammatical rule as other Hungarian dative forms.

Plural note: When referring to multiple data items, adatok is the plural of adat, and the corresponding dative plural is adatoknak. This mirrors the general pattern for Hungarian nouns: plural form followed by the dative suffix.

Relation to broader grammar: adatnak exemplifies how Hungarian uses suffixal case marking to express syntactic roles. It contrasts with languages that rely on prepositions to indicate indirect objects. Understanding adatnak helps in parsing sentences that involve data as a recipient or beneficiary of an action, and it illustrates the broader system of Hungarian noun inflection.

See also: Hungarian grammar, adat, dative case in Hungarian.