madaraknak

Madaraknak is the dative plural form of the Hungarian noun madár (bird). It expresses “to the birds” and is used to indicate the indirect object or beneficiary in a sentence.

Formation and spelling: The dative plural is formed from the nominative plural madarak (birds) by adding the suffix -nak to yield madaraknak. The choice of -nak vs -nek follows vowel harmony, and in this case -nak is used because the stem’s last vowel is a back vowel (a).

Usage notes: Madaraknak is used when the recipient or beneficiary of an action is multiple birds. For example: “A madaraknak adtam kenyeret” (I gave bread to the birds). It contrasts with the nominative plural madarak (the birds) and with the singular dative form madárnak (to the bird).

Related forms: The singular dative form is madárnak, and the nominative plural is madarak. The dative plural is commonly encountered in contexts involving giving, offering, or addressing actions directed toward multiple birds.

See also: Hungarian grammar, vowel harmony, case suffixes.