-jai

See also: jai, Jai, jäi, j'ai, and ja'i

Hungarian

Etymology

-ja (possessive suffix) +‎ -i (possessive plural)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɒji]

Suffix

-jai

1. (possessive suffix) his/her/its ...-s (third-person singular, multiple possessions)

   pad (“bench”) → a padjai (“his/her/its benches”)

2. (possessive suffix) your ...-s (second-person singular and plural formal, multiple possessions)

   a maga padjai, az ön padjai - your (singular, formal) benches

   a maguk padjai, az önök padjai - your (plural, formal) benches

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -i is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-; final -e changes to -é-. The latter feature distinguishes it from the -i (adjective-forming suffix), which does not lengthen the preceding -a/-e.

  -ai is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ei is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jai is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  -jei is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  • If the possessed noun is in the plural and the possessor is expressed in English with a possessive pronoun only (rather than a noun), e.g. “their toys” (as opposed to “the children’s toys”), the -ik/-aik/-eik/-jaik/-jeik suffixes are required in Hungarian.

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes