Possessive forms of hu-pos-etek
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. {{{1}}}em {{{1}}}{{{3}}}m
2nd person sing. {{{1}}}ed {{{1}}}{{{3}}}d
3rd person sing. {{{1}}}e {{{1}}}{{{3}}}
1st person plural {{{1}}}ünk {{{1}}}{{{3}}}nk
2nd person plural {{{1}}}etek {{{1}}}{{{3}}}tek
3rd person plural {{{1}}}ük {{{1}}}{{{3}}}k

Usage

This template generates the possessive forms of Hungarian nouns with the following characteristics:

  • Their final letter is a consonant: kert (garden).
  • They form their second-person possessive plural by adding -etek: kertetek (your garden).

The possessive template should be placed after the ====Declension==== header, under the regular declension template.

Unnamed parameters

1=
stem, remains unchanged in all forms. If the noun shortens or drops a vowel, provide the modified stem.
2=
either blank or j; if the singular noun uses j in third-person, provide j, otherwise blank
az ő könyve - his/her book
az ő kertje - his/her garden
3=
ei or jei, the third-person singular possessive ending for a plural noun
az ő könyvei - his/her books
az ő kertjei - his/her gardens

Named parameters

n=sg
add this parameter if the noun has only singular forms. The plural column will contain dashes.
n=pl
add this parameter if the noun has only plural forms. The singular column will contain dashes.
j=y
add this parameter if the noun can be inflected two ways: with or without -j-. The two forms will be separated by a new line within the same table cell.
3sg_sg2=
the full variant for third-person singular single-possession form, placed below the regular form separated by a new line
3pl_sg2=
the full variant for third-person plural single-possession form, placed below the regular form separated by a new line

Examples

For könyv (book) (it doesn't use -j-):

{{hu-pos-etek|könyv||ei}}

For fejedelem (prince) (the stem drops a vowel):

{{hu-pos-etek|fejedelm||ei}}

For levél (leaf) (the stem shortens)

{{hu-pos-etek|level||ei}}

For kert (garden) (it uses -j-)

{{hu-pos-etek|kert|j|jei}}

For detektív (detective) (it has two forms: with or without -j-)

{{hu-pos-etek|detektív||ei|j=y}}

For hét (seven) (it has two variants for the third-person forms):

{{hu-pos-etek|het||ei|3sg_sg2=hétje|3pl_sg2=hétjük}}