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==No suffix==
The complement of the name expressing the possessor does not receive any specific suffix.


==No suffix==
The complement of the name expressing the possessor does not receive any specific suffix. 
Only the possessed object has the possessive third person suffix: 
Only the possessed object has the possessive third person suffix: 


*a lány autója
*a lány autója
the girl's car
<blockquote>the girl's car</blockquote>
 
*a lány autói
*a lány autói
the girl's cars
<blockquote>the girl's cars</blockquote>
 
*a lányok autója
*a lányok autója
the girls' car
<blockquote>the girls' car</blockquote>
*a lányok autói
<blockquote>the girls' cars</blockquote>


*a lányok autói
==suffix <code>-é</code>==
the girls' cars
The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix <code>-é</code>, the verb "to be" being implied.


==suffix -é==
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>:
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 :


===1 item, 1 owner===
===1 item, 1 owner===
*Az autó a lányé.
*Az autó a lányé.
The car is the girl's.
<blockquote>The car belongs to the girl.</blockquote>


===1 item, X owners===
===1 item, X owners===
*Az autó a lányoké.
*Az autó a lányoké.
The car is for the girls.
<blockquote>The car belongs to the girls</blockquote>


===X items, 1 owner===
===X items, 1 owner===
*Az autók a lányéi.
*Az autók a lányéi.
The cars are the girl's.
<blockquote>The cars belong to the girls</blockquote>


===X items, X owners===
===X items, X owners===
*Az autók a lányokéi.
*Az autók a lányokéi.
The cars belong to the girls.
<blockquote>The cars belong to the girls.</blockquote>


==Suffix -nak/-nek==
==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 -nak / -nek: 
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
*A lánynak van autója
The girl has a car
<blockquote>The girl has a car</blockquote>
 
==Possessed object==
See: [[Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Possessed-object|Possessed object]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
* http://projetbabel.org/hongrois/grammaire_3_5.php
* 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]