fejnek

Fejnek is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun fej, which means “head.” In Hungarian, the dative case is formed by adding a suffix to the noun, and for fej the form is fejnek. The plural dative form is fejeknek.

The dative marks the indirect object of a sentence, indicating the recipient or beneficiary of an action. It is used with verbs and constructions that require a recipient or beneficiary, or in certain fixed phrases and grammatical descriptions. In everyday Hungarian, explicit dative marking for nouns like fej is less common, and speakers often rely on context and word order to convey similar ideas.

For reference in basic declension, the noun fej appears in these common forms: nominative fej, accusative fejet, and dative fejnek. The word belongs to core vocabulary and serves as a standard example when illustrating Hungarian noun inflection and case marking.

See also: Hungarian language, noun declension, dative case.