maguknak

Maguknak is a Hungarian dative pronoun form meaning “to themselves” or “for themselves.” It is formed from maguk, a reflexive pronoun meaning themselves, plus the dative plural suffix -nak. It is used when the indirect object of a sentence refers to a group of people and the action is directed at or intended for that group. The construction emphasizes recipient or beneficiary status rather than the subject performing the action for someone else.

Usage of maguknak occurs with verbs and constructions that take a dative object, especially when describing actions the group undertakes for its own benefit. It often appears in sentences about organizing, providing, or offering something to the group itself, and it can be used with other elements to clarify benefit, purpose, or obligation for the group as a whole. For example:

A csoport maguknak rendezett egy kis ünnepséget. The group organized a small celebration for themselves.

Ők maguknak készítettek vacsorát. They prepared dinner for themselves.

A program maguknak szólt. The program was for them.

Related forms and notes: maguknak is part of a broader pattern of dative reflexive pronouns in Hungarian. Other forms follow the same pattern to indicate the recipient of an action, such as magamnak (to/for myself), magadnak (to/for you), magának (to/for him, her, it), magunknak (to/for ourselves), magatoknak (to/for you all), and maguknak (to/for themselves). These forms are used to express who benefits from or is the target of the action.