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-jaik

-jaik

See also: jäik

Hungarian

Suffix

-jaik

  1. (possessive suffix) their ...-s (third-person plural, multiple possessions)
    pad (bench)a padjaik (their benches)
    kocsi (car)a kocsijaik (their cars)

Usage notes

  • (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

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