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 is no qualification to the plural, go to the page about
multiple objects.
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. Note that for word ending in a vowel
you need a linking -j- before the third person single possessive
ending.
Owner
|
Charactistic ending |
Endings |
Examples |
én |
-m |
-m/om/em/öm
|
almám |
dobozom |
kezem |
házam |
söröm |
te
|
-d |
-d/od/ed/öd
|
almád |
dobozod |
kezed |
házad |
söröd |
ő
|
-a |
-a/e
|
almája |
doboza |
keze |
háza |
söre |
mi
|
-nk |
-nk/unk/ünk
|
almánk |
dobozunk |
kezünk |
házunk |
sörünk |
ti
|
-tok |
-atok/otok/etek/ötök
|
almátok |
dobozotok |
kezitek |
házatok |
sörötök |
ő(k)*
|
-juk |
-juk/jük
|
almájuk |
dobozuk |
kezük |
házuk |
sörük |
alma = apple
doboz = box
kéz = hand, becomes kez- when endings applied
ház = house
Note how alma + aim --> almaaim --> almáim
See the note on lengthening trailing vowels
Note that it's forbidden to use the pronoun
ők
when taking of third person plural. Merely
ő will suffice. For example
ő sörük
=
ő(k) sörük
=
their beer.
I leave the (k) in the table to avoid confusion over whether the row
represents third person singular owner, or third person plural owner.