lakosságnak

Lakosságnak is the dative singular form of the Hungarian noun lakosság, meaning the population or body of inhabitants. The form marks the indirect object, recipient, or beneficiary of an action, and is used after verbs and prepositions that govern the dative case. The base noun lakosság is formed from lakó (inhabitant) plus the suffix -sság, creating a collective noun for a group of people. The dative suffix -nak/-nek attaches to the noun stem, yielding lakosságnak.

Usage notes:

In sentences, lakosságnak expresses “to the population” or “for the population.” For example, A kormány a lakosságnak védelmet nyújt. (The government provides protection to the population.) A közlemény a lakosságnak szóló információkat tartalmazza. (The communiqué contains information intended for the population.) In contrast, lakosság (the population as a group) is the nominative form, and lakosságnak specifies the recipient role within a clause.

Plural considerations:

The plural dative form is lakosságoknak, used when referring to multiple populations or groups of inhabitants, though in practice it is less common and often replaced by broader phrasing.

See also:

lakosság, népesség, demográfia.