játékost

játékost is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun játékos, which means player. The word refers to a person who plays a game, sport, or participates in play more generally. As a form, játékost is used when the player is the direct object of a verb.

In Hungarian, the direct object is marked with the accusative suffix, which in singular form is -t. Therefore, the nominative jouéxtos (játékos) becomes játékost when it functions as the object. The base noun has a plural form, játékosok, with the corresponding plural accusative being játékosokat (e.g., látom a játékosokat = I see the players; láttam egy játékost = I saw a player).

Examples:

- Láttam a játékost a pályán. (I saw the player on the field.)

- Egy játékost kerestek a csapatban. (They were looking for a player in the team.)

- A játékost kizárták a mérkőzésből. (The player was disqualified from the match.)

See also:

- játékos, the base noun meaning player

- játékosok, plural nominative form

- magyar accusative, for the general function of the -t suffix in Hungarian grammar

Overall, játékost is the grammatically required form when designating a specific player as the object of an action in Hungarian.