kutyánkat

Kutyánkat is a Hungarian grammatical form meaning “our dog” used specifically as a definite direct object. It represents the possessive phrase kutyánk (our dog) with the definite object marker, and it appears in sentences where the dog is the action’s direct object and is known to both speaker and listener.

Formation and morphology: The base noun kutya means dog. The possessive suffix -nk attaches to form kutyánk, meaning “our dog.” When this phrase functions as a definite direct object, Hungarian adds the suffix -t, yielding kutyánkat. In written text it is common to include the definite article a, forming a kutyánkat, to emphasize that a specific dog is being referred to.

Usage: Kutyánkat is used when the speaker and listener refer to a particular dog belonging to the speaker group and the dog is the object of the verb. This form is typical in statements about seeing, feeding, or interacting with the dog. It is not used as an independent word; it appears as part of a noun phrase within a sentence and is chosen for grammatical clarity related to definiteness.

Examples: Látom a kutyánkat. (I see our dog.) Etettem a kutyánkat reggel. (I fed our dog this morning.) These examples illustrate how kutyánkat marks both possession (our dog) and definiteness (the specific dog) in direct-object position.