baráti

Baráti is a Hungarian adjective meaning friendly, amicable, or relating to friends. It is formed from the noun barát (friend) with the adjectival suffix -i and is used to describe relations, communications, or entities that are cordial rather than official or hostile.

The word frequently appears in expressions that denote positive, informal, or cooperative relations. Common collocations include baráti kör (circle of friends), baráti kapcsolatok (friendly relations), baráti viszony (friendly relationship), baráti levél (a letter written in a friendly or cordial tone), and baráti országok or baráti államok (friendly or allied nations). In military contexts, baráti tűz is used to mean friendly fire.

In grammar, baráti functions as a regular Hungarian adjective. It precedes the noun it modifies and agrees with it in number and case, for example baráti körök (circles of friends) or baráti kapcsolatokat (friendly relations, in the accusative). The adjective does not have a distinct gender form, as Hungarian adjectives generally follow the noun’s agreement rules.

Baráti is distinct from barátság, which noun-izes the concept of friendship, and from barát, the noun for a friend. The term is versatile across formal and informal registers, appearing in diplomacy, everyday speech, and written language to convey cordiality, cooperation, or goodwill.