dolgának

Dolgának is a Hungarian grammatical form that arises from the noun dolog (thing, matter, business) combined with a predicative suffix that conveys the sense “as a thing/matter” or “as a task.” It functions as a predicative complement in clauses and is used to classify or evaluate something from a speaker’s perspective, often in constructions with verbs like tekint (to consider), tart (to regard), or minősít (to classify).

In usage, dolgának marks the category or role into which something is placed within the sentence. The same idea can be expressed with phrases such as “valamit … tekint valamivé” (to regard something as something), where the phrase following the verb expresses the classification and dolganak (or a near form) signals the sense of “as a….” The exact meaning depends on context and vocabulary in the clause, but the core idea is “treating X as Y.”

Etymology and form: The word derives from the base dolog (thing, matter, business) and is inflected to function as a predicative complement in Hungarian syntax. The specific spelling may show slight variation (for example, dolognak or dolganak in certain registers or dialects), but the underlying function remains the same: it marks something as a particular category or role within the sentence.

Usage notes: Dolganak is common in formal and literary Hungarian when speakers want to emphasize the classificatory role of something: “Ezt a döntést valamilyen fontos dolognak tekinti.” In everyday speech, speakers may prefer simpler expressions, such as using direct predicative constructions with dolog nélkül the same idea.

See also: Hungarian grammar, predicative complements, possessive and case-like constructions in Hungarian, the verb tekint.