-jű

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jyː]
• Rhymes: -jyː

Suffix

-jű

1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession or similarity. It is used only in parasynthetic compounds, requiring a preceding adjective or a compound structure. Similar in function to English -ed.

   egy (“one”) + vese (“kidney”) → egyveséjű ember (“a man with one kidney”)

Usage notes

• (adjective-forming suffix): Variants:

  -ú is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ű is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jú is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.

  -jű is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-jű	-jűek
accusative	-jűt	-jűeket
dative	-jűnek	-jűeknek
instrumental	-jűvel	-jűekkel
causal-final	-jűért	-jűekért
translative	-jűvé	-jűekké
terminative	-jűig	-jűekig
essive-formal	-jűként	-jűekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	-jűben	-jűekben
superessive	-jűn	-jűeken
adessive	-jűnél	-jűeknél
illative	-jűbe	-jűekbe
sublative	-jűre	-jűekre
allative	-jűhöz	-jűekhez
elative	-jűből	-jűekből
delative	-jűről	-jűekről
ablative	-jűtől	-jűektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	-jűé	-jűeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-jűéi	-jűekéi

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -jű

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes