-aik

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See also: aik, aik-, and aik.

Hungarian

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Etymology

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-a (possessive suffix) +‎ -i (possessive plural) +‎ -k (third-person plural personal suffix)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-aik

  1. possessive suffix for multiple possessions if there is no noun for the possessor:
    1. 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)
    2. (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 (!)

Usage notes

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  • (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

See also

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