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How to form the Plural in Hungarian[edit | edit source]
- The plural mark is the
-k
suffix added to the singular form, but not always. If the name is a possessed object, its plural is expressed by a specific suffix:a cég épületei
"the buildings of the firm". - Moreover, the noun does not take the plural form in all cases where it is two or more objects, persons or other beings, in particular when in front of the name there is an expression of the quantity:
száz személy
"hundred people",sok város
“many cities”,minden tó
“all the lakes”,néhány szó
“a few words”. - Likewise when it comes to body parts. When we say
Fáj a szemem
, Only the context can tell if it means "My eye hurts." Or "My eyes hurt."
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Barát (a friend) ➡ Barátok (some friends)
- Nő (one woman) ➡ Nők (some women)
- Elv (principle) ➡ Elvek.
- Bőrönd (suitcase) ➡ Bőröndök
- Daru (crane, a machinery) ➡ Daruk
- Daru (crane, a bird) ➡ Darvak
English Plural | Hungarian Plural |
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my book | (az én) könyvem ((but this is not plural)) |
my books | (az én) könyveim |
I'm cold | fázom |
we're cold | fázunk |
our daughter | (a mi) lányunk |
our daughters | (a mi) lányaink |
his chickens | (az ő) csirkéi |
their chicken | (az ő) csirkéik |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Hungarian Lesson with Zsuzsi 5. - Plural - Többes szám - YouTube[edit | edit source]
#Hungarian Language Learning #plural #accusative (3) - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Hungarian Lesson Nr. 2 | THE PLURAL - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Questions
- Negation
- Nouns
- How to form the feminine
- Cardinal Numbers
- Plurals
- Possessor
- Possessed object
- Conditional Mood
- Adjectives
- Gender
- Future Tense