idegennek
Idegennek is a Hungarian grammatical form: the dative singular of the noun/adjective idegen, meaning “foreigner” or “foreign.” It is formed by adding the dative suffix -nek to the stem idegen and is used to indicate the indirect object of a sentence, typically translated as “to/for the foreigner.”
Idegennek is used with verbs that govern an indirect object, such as adni (to give), küldeni (to
- Singular: Az idegennek adtam egy térképet. (I gave a map to the foreigner.)
- Plural: Az idegeneknek adtunk ételt. (We gave food to the foreigners.)
Idegennek can also appear in contexts where idegen is used as a noun meaning “the foreigner” or
Idegen (entry) for the base word, and a broader overview of Hungarian noun cases and dative usage.