almának

almának is the singular inflected form of the Hungarian noun alma, which means apple. In Hungarian grammar, almának functions as a case form used to express relations such as possession (the apple’s …) or an indirect object (to/for the apple) depending on context. The exact interpretation is determined by the surrounding words and the predicate of the sentence.

Morphologically, almának is created by adding the suffix -nak/-nek to the stem of alma. This suffix is a general marker in Hungarian for certain possessive and dative relations, and the form almának appears when the stem ends in a vowel and conforms to standard vowel harmony rules. As with other nouns, the base word alma remains the semantic core, while almának carries the grammatical information.

Usage notes: in everyday Hungarian, possession is often conveyed with other constructions, and the dative or genitive sense of almának tends to occur in more formal, literary, or specialized phrasing. The same suffix can appear in different grammatical roles, so almának must be interpreted from the overall syntactic structure of a sentence. In many contexts that express “of the apple,” speakers may prefer simpler genitive-like phrases or rephrase the sentence to avoid potential ambiguity.

Origin and related forms: almának is part of the standard Hungarian inflection system and reflects the historical development of the -nak/-nek suffix as a versatile marker for certain possessive and indirect-object relations. Related forms include almák (plural apple), as well as other noun stems that take the same suffix in comparable constructions.

See also: alma, almák, Hungarian grammar, Hungarian case suffixes.