áldozatokat

áldozatokat is the accusative plural form of the Hungarian noun áldozat. The base word áldozat has two primary meanings: a person who suffers harm and becomes a victim, for example in crime, accidents, or disasters; and a sacrifice or offering, particularly in religious or ritual contexts. In modern usage, the meaning most often refers to people who have suffered harm or loss.

Grammar and usage notes: áldozatokat is used when multiple victims or sacrifices are the direct object of a verb. The corresponding nominative plural is áldozatok, and the singular accusative is áldozatot. Examples include: Két áldozatot találtak a helyszínen. Az áldozatokat kórházba szállították. In religious or historical texts, áldozat can also denote offerings made to deities or spirits, and áldozatokat may appear in contexts describing multiple such offerings.

Contexts and connotations: In news reporting, law enforcement, and insurance or disaster communication, áldozat vagy áldozatok typically refer to people who have suffered injury, loss of life, or other harm. In religious or anthropological discussions, áldozat can denote a ritual sacrifice or offering. While the word carries strong emotional and ethical weight in many contexts, in scholarly or neutral writing it serves as a precise term for the subjects of harm or the objects of sacrifice.

See also: áldozat, a term with broader senses including personal victimhood and ritual offering.