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Expression of the object owned

In Hungarian there are no possessive adjectives. They are possessive suffixes which correspond to them, added with the help of a connecting vowel to words ending in consonant.

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Give your Opinion, Introduction to Hungarian Grammar: Verbs and tenses, Definite and indefinite articles & Comparisons and superlatives.

For a single owned item[edit | edit source]

Suffixe Equivalent Examples
autó (car) ház (house) könyv (book)
-m mon/ma autóm házam könyvem
-d ton/ta autód házad könyved
-(j)a/-(j)e son/sa autója háza könyve
-nk notre autónk házunk könyvünk
-tok/-tek/-tök votre autótok házatok könyvetek
-k/-juk/-jük leur autójuk házuk könyvük

For several owned item[edit | edit source]

For several possessed objects the suffix -i is used before the possessive suffix, except in the third person, where it is placed after the possessive suffix. A peculiarity of roots ending in a vowel is that the -i replaces the possessive suffix. The plural causes certain changes to the suffixes used in the singular and the linking vowel, and exceptions are not uncommon.

autóim (my cars) házaim (my houses) könyveim (my books)
autóid házaid könyveid
autói házai könyvei
autóink házaink könyveink
autóitok házaitok könyveitek
autóik házaik könyveik

Possessor[edit | edit source]

See: Possessor

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