-elem
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elem
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -alom is added to back vowel words
- -elem is added to front vowel words
Declension
The suffix changes from -elem to -elm in some of the declined forms.
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -elem | -elmek |
| accusative | -elmet | -elmeket |
| dative | -elemnek | -elmeknek |
| instrumental | -elemmel | -elmekkel |
| causal-final | -elemért | -elmekért |
| translative | -elemmé | -elmekké |
| terminative | -elemig | -elmekig |
| essive-formal | -elemként | -elmekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | -elemben | -elmekben |
| superessive | -elmen | -elmeken |
| adessive | -elemnél | -elmeknél |
| illative | -elembe | -elmekbe |
| sublative | -elemre | -elmekre |
| allative | -elemhez | -elmekhez |
| elative | -elemből | -elmekből |
| delative | -elemről | -elmekről |
| ablative | -elemtől | -elmektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-elemé | -elmeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-eleméi | -elmekéi |
| Possessive forms of -elem | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -elmem | -elmeim |
| 2nd person sing. | -elmed | -elmeid |
| 3rd person sing. | -elme | -elmei |
| 1st person plural | -elmünk | -elmeink |
| 2nd person plural | -elmetek | -elmeitek |
| 3rd person plural | -elmük | -elmeik |