látogatást

Látogatást is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun látogatás, which denotes a visit or the act of visiting a person, place, or institution. The noun is derived from the verb látogatni (to visit) and is formed with the suffix -ás to create an abstract or event noun. The form látogatást functions as the direct object in a sentence, corresponding to “a visit” in English.

In usage, látogatás often refers to the act itself or to a scheduled event. The word appears in everyday language as well as in more formal contexts, such as diplomacy, tourism, and cultural life. Hungarian speakers distinguish between different kinds of visits, for example magánlátogatás (private visit), hivatalos látogatás (official visit), or látogatás a múzeumban (a visit to a museum). The accusative látogatást is used whenever the visit is the object of a transitive verb, for instance in phrases like látogatást tenni (to pay a visit) or látogatást szervezni (to organize a visit).

Hospitals and institutions commonly use related terms such as látogatási idő (visiting hours) and látogatási tilalom (visitation ban), indicating the practical aspects of managing who may visit and when. The concept of látogatás also appears in tourism and travel contexts when referring to planned or actual visits to towns, landmarks, or cultural sites.

Overall, látogatást represents the concrete instance of visiting within Hungarian grammar, its use determined by verbs and constructions that govern a direct object.