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Possession of single objects in Hungarian


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See the introduction to Hungarian possession for a broad description.

How to apply the possessive

Plural or single?

First, decide how many objects are owned.

If one item is possessed, remain here.

If several items are possessed you need to check that the number of objects is qualified but not quantified.
That is if we have "some" but you don't know the exact number. If you know the exact number, remain here.

If there are "some", "many", etc, then go to the multiple objectspage.

Application of endings

Then, select the owner of the object.

The owner is either I, you, he/she/it, we, you (pl), or they.

Finally, apply the relevant endings.

Owner Charactistic letter for ending Endings Example
én -m -m -om - em  -öm  -am almám
dobozom
kezem
házam
te -d -d -od  -ed  -öd  -ad almád
dobozod
kezed
házad
ő -- -a/ja   -e/je almája
doboza
keze
háza
mi unk -unk  -ünk
-junk  -jünk
-nk
almánk
dobozunk
kezünk
házunk
ti tok -tok  -tek  -tök
-otok  -etek  -ötök
almátok
doboztok
keztek
háztok
ők juk -juk  -jük almájuk
dobozuk
kezük
házuk

alma = apple
doboz = box
kéz = hand (note it turns to kez when endings are applied)
ház = house

Note how alma + aim -->  almaaim --> almáim
See the note on lengthening trailing vowels


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