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'''Expression of the possessor'''
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a) The complement of the name expressing the possessor does not receive any specific suffix. Only the possessed object has the possessive third person suffix: a lány autója "the girl's car", a lány autói "the girl's cars", a lányok autója "the girls' car, a lányok autói " the girls' cars ”.
==No suffix==
The complement of the name expressing the possessor does not receive any specific suffix.


b) The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix é , the verb "to be" being implied. In this case, the plural of the objects owned is marked a second time by the suffix -i added to the suffix é :
Only the possessed object has the possessive third person suffix: 


1 object, 1 owner:Az autó a lányé . “The car is the girl's. »
*a lány autója
<blockquote>the girl's car</blockquote>
*a lány autói
<blockquote>the girl's cars</blockquote>
*a lányok autója
<blockquote>the girls' car</blockquote>
*a lányok autói
<blockquote>the girls' cars</blockquote>


1 item, X owners: Az autó a lányoké. “The car is for the girls. »
==suffix <code>-é</code>==
The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix <code>-é</code>, the verb "to be" being implied.


X items, 1 owner: Az autók a lányéi. “The cars are the girl's. »
In this case, the plural of the objects owned is marked a second time by the suffix <code>-i</code> added to the suffix <code>-é</code>:


X objects, X owners: Az autók a lányokéi. “The cars belong to the girls. "
===1 item, 1 owner===
*Az autó a lányé.
<blockquote>The car belongs to the girl.</blockquote>


C) The equivalent of a sentence like" The girl has a car. »Is in Hungarian a construction with the verb van « to be », the possessor being added the suffix nak / nek : A lánynak van autója.
===1 item, X owners===
*Az autó a lányoké.
<blockquote>The car belongs to the girls</blockquote>
 
===X items, 1 owner===
*Az autók a lányéi.
<blockquote>The cars belong to the girls</blockquote>
 
===X items, X owners===
*Az autók a lányokéi.
<blockquote>The cars belong to the girls.</blockquote>
 
==Suffix <code>-nak</code> or <code>-nek</code>==
 
The equivalent of a sentence like "The girl has a car" is in Hungarian a construction with the verb van (to be), the possessor being added the suffix <code>-nak / -nek</code>: 
*A lánynak van autója
<blockquote>The girl has a car</blockquote>
 
==Possessed object==
See: [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Possessed-object|Possessed object]]
 
==Sources==
* http://projetbabel.org/hongrois/grammaire_3_5.php
 
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Plural|Plural]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Gender|Gender]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Cardinal-Numbers|Cardinal Numbers]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/How-to-form-the-feminine|How to form the feminine]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Possessed-object|Possessed object]]
* [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
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Expression of the possessor

No suffix[edit | edit source]

The complement of the name expressing the possessor does not receive any specific suffix.

Only the possessed object has the possessive third person suffix: 

  • a lány autója

the girl's car

  • a lány autói

the girl's cars

  • a lányok autója

the girls' car

  • a lányok autói

the girls' cars

suffix [edit | edit source]

The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix , the verb "to be" being implied.

In this case, the plural of the objects owned is marked a second time by the suffix -i added to the suffix :

1 item, 1 owner[edit | edit source]

  • Az autó a lányé.

The car belongs to the girl.

1 item, X owners[edit | edit source]

  • Az autó a lányoké.

The car belongs to the girls

X items, 1 owner[edit | edit source]

  • Az autók a lányéi.

The cars belong to the girls

X items, X owners[edit | edit source]

  • Az autók a lányokéi.

The cars belong to the girls.

Suffix -nak or -nek[edit | edit source]

The equivalent of a sentence like "The girl has a car" is in Hungarian a construction with the verb van (to be), the possessor being added the suffix -nak / -nek

  • A lánynak van autója

The girl has a car

Possessed object[edit | edit source]

See: Possessed object

Sources[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]