magáéi

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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

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

Declension

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

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