Difference between revisions of "Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Possessor"
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<blockquote>the girls' cars</blockquote> | <blockquote>the girls' cars</blockquote> | ||
==suffix -é== | ==suffix <code>-é</code>== | ||
The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix <code>-é</code>, the verb "to be" being implied. | The attribute expressing the possessor receives the suffix <code>-é</code>, the verb "to be" being implied. | ||
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<blockquote>The cars belong to the girls.</blockquote> | <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 <code>-nak / -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>: | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 17 December 2021
Expression of the possessor
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:
- 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 -é
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
- Az autó a lányé.
The car belongs to the girl.
1 item, X owners
- Az autó a lányoké.
The car belongs to the girls
X items, 1 owner
- Az autók a lányéi.
The cars belong to the girls
X items, X owners
- Az autók a lányokéi.
The cars belong to the girls.
Suffix -nak or -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 -nak / -nek:
- A lánynak van autója
The girl has a car