kutatásoknak

Kutatásoknak is the dative plural form of the Hungarian noun kutatás, which means "research" or "study". Morphologically it is formed by the stem kutatás, the plural suffix -ok (kutatások) and the dative suffix -nak (kutatásoknak). Phonetically it is pronounced approximately [kutɒtaːʃoknɒk].

Grammatically the form is used to indicate the indirect object or beneficiary in relation to multiple research projects or studies, and can often be translated as "to the researches" or more idiomatically "for the studies" or "to the research projects". It follows Hungarian vowel harmony and regular case attachment rules.

Typical contexts include academic writing and reporting: for example, A támogatást a kutatásoknak osztották szét. (The funding was distributed to the research projects.) or Az új eljárás a kutatásoknak köszönhetően terjedt el. (The new procedure spread thanks to the studies.)

Kutatásoknak should not be confused with kutatóknak, which is the dative plural of kutató ("researcher") and refers to people rather than projects or studies. Related forms include singular dative kutatásnak and accusative kutatásokat.