városnak

Városnak is a Hungarian linguistic form: it is the dative singular of the noun város, meaning “to the city” or “for the city.” In Hungarian, the dative case marks the indirect object or the beneficiary of an action and is formed by adding a suffix -nak or -nek to the noun stem, depending on vowel harmony. For város, the suffix -nak is used because the stem ends with a back vowel (o). The corresponding plural dative is városoknak (to the cities).

The word answers questions such as kinek? or minek? in a sentence, indicating the recipient or beneficiary of an action. It is commonly used with verbs that take an indirect object, such as adni (to give), küldeni (to send), or segíteni (to help). For example: A városnak adtam pénzt. (I gave money to the city.) A levelet a városnak küldték. (They sent the letter to the city.) A városnak szüksége van fejlesztésre. (The city needs development.)

Városnak frequently appears in official, administrative, or civic contexts, where funding, services, or obligations are directed toward a city. It is also found in phrases describing the city’s needs, rights, or responsibilities within policy discussions. Like other dative forms, városnak is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence or appears in a title. Its plural városoknak is used when referring to multiple cities receiving something.