Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

maga (you, polite) +‎ -éi (non-attributive possessive suffix, plural)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡaːjeːi]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gá‧éi
  • Rhymes: -ji

Pronoun edit

magáéi

  1. (rare) yours (those which belong to you ― singular possessor, multiple possessions, formal)
    Coordinate terms: tieid, tieitek, önéi, önökéi, magukéi
    Ezek a könyvek a magáéi.These books are yours. or These books belong to you.
  2. (rare) his/her own possessions (those which belong to himself or herself)

Usage notes edit

Since the -éi suffix is seen as pedantic, usually the corresponding form with a single is used instead in casual speech (here: magáé), even for multiple possessions.

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative magáéi
accusative magáéit
dative magáéinak
instrumental magáéival
causal-final magáéiért
translative magáéivá
terminative magáéiig
essive-formal magáéiként
essive-modal
inessive magáéiban
superessive magáéin
adessive magáéinál
illative magáéiba
sublative magáéira
allative magáéihoz
elative magáéiból
delative magáéiról
ablative magáéitól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
non-attributive
possessive - plural

See also edit