szakaszát

Szakaszát is not a stand-alone concept in Hungarian, but a grammatical form of the noun szakasz. The word szakasz means a part or segment of something, a portion within a larger whole, and is used in many contexts to denote a phase, stage, or section of a process, route, text, or project. The form szakaszát specifically marks a definite direct object belonging to a third-person possessor, and translates roughly as its section or his/her/its section in English, depending on context.

In Hungarian, szakasz can refer to various kinds of divisions: a section of a document or a book, a phase in a project, a segment of a river or road, or a stage in a process or life. The term is common in technical, educational, and everyday language, as well as in descriptions of timelines, developments, or sequences. Its usage is flexible enough to cover both concrete sections (such as parts of a route) and more abstract divisions (such as stages in a plan).

Grammatically, szakaszát is formed by combining the noun szakasz with the third-person possessive suffix -a (resulting in szakasza, meaning its/his/her/its section) and the definite direct-object suffix -t, yielding szakaszát. This form appears when the speaker refers to a specific, identifiable section that belongs to someone or something and is the object of the sentence. For example: A projekt szakaszát meg kell határozni. (The project’s section must be defined.) Such constructions require attention to vowel harmony and suffix alternation typical of Hungarian possessives and definite objects.

Etymologically, szakasz is a native Hungarian term for a segment or part, with the suffixes modifying it to indicate possession and definiteness. Related terms include rész (part), etap or fázis (phase), and szakaszszerű divisions in technical contexts.