Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Gender

Hungarian Grammar - Gender

Hi Hungarian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the gender of Hungarian nouns. We will look at the rules for determining the gender of a noun and then practice with some examples. Finally, we will take a quiz to test our understanding. Let's get started!

Rules

In Hungarian, nouns can be either masculine, feminine or neuter. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending. Here are the rules for determining the gender of a noun:

• Masculine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -i, -o, -u, -ö, -ő, -ú, -ü, -ű.
• Feminine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -i, -o, -u, -ö, -ő, -ú, -ü, -ű, -á, -é, -í, -ó, -ú.
• Neuter nouns usually end in -a, -e, -i, -o, -u, -ö, -ő, -ú, -ü, -ű, -elem, -lom, -tér, -ság, -ség, -ső, -sű.

Note that there are exceptions to these rules. For example, some nouns ending in -a can be either masculine or feminine.

Examples

Let's look at some examples of nouns with different genders.

Hungarian	Pronunciation	English Translation	Gender
kutya	koot-ya	dog	Masculine
macska	mots-ka	cat	Feminine
ház	haaz	house	Neuter
könyv	ken-yev	book	Masculine
virág	veer-aag	flower	Feminine
fa	faa	tree	Masculine

Practice

Now let's practice with some exercises.

1. What is the gender of the word kalap (hat)?
2. What is the gender of the word ablak (window)?
3. What is the gender of the word asztal (table)?
4. What is the gender of the word füzet (notebook)?
5. What is the gender of the word virág (flower)?

Quiz

Let's test our understanding with a quiz.

Questions

1. What is the gender of the word ház (house)?
2. What is the gender of the word könyv (book)?
3. What is the gender of the word fa (tree)?
4. What is the gender of the word macská (cat)?
5. What is the gender of the word kutya (dog)?

Answers

1. Neuter
2. Masculine
3. Masculine
4. Feminine
5. Masculine

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