-aik
Hungarian
editEtymology
edit-a (possessive suffix) + -i (possessive plural) + -k (third-person plural personal suffix)
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-aik
- possessive suffix for multiple possessions if there is no noun for the possessor:
- their ……-s (third-person plural; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) (!) being optional for emphasis)
- ház (“house”) → a házaik, az ő házaik (“their houses”)
- játék (“toy, game”) → a játékaik, az ő játékaik (“their toys/games”)
- (formal) your ……-s (second-person plural, grammatically resembling the third person plural)
- ház (“house”) → a házaik (“your [formal, plural] houses”), alternatively: az önök házai, a maguk házai (!)
- their ……-s (third-person plural; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) (!) being optional for emphasis)
Usage notes
edit- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -ik is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -aik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eik is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -jaik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
- -jeik is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i