Hungarian

Suffix

-jei

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

   kert ‎(“garden”) → a kertjei ‎(“his/her/its gardens”)

   zseni ‎(“genius”) → a zsenijei ‎(“his/her/its geniuses”)

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

   a maga kertjei, az ön kertjei - your (singular, formal) gardens

   a maguk kertjei, az önök kertjei - your (plural, formal) gardens

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-.

  -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

See also

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