Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Possessor

Expression of the possessor

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 ”.

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 :

1 object, 1 owner:Az autó a lányé . “The car is the girl's. »

1 item, X owners: Az autó a lányoké. “The car is for the girls. »

X items, 1 owner: Az autók a lányéi. “The cars are the girl's. »

X objects, X owners: Az autók a lányokéi. “The cars belong to the girls. "

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.