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-unk
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unk unk. -ünk Unk
Hungarian
Etymology
From hu urj-pro *-mVk our one possession or hu urj-pro *-n-mVk our multiple possessions. Cognate with mdf -нк our one or multiple possessions.
Pronunciation
hu uŋk 1
Suffix
hu suffix
hu personal hu personal suffix Forms the first-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
hu tanul to study tanulunk we study, we are studying
hu possessive hu possessive suffix our first-person plural, single possession
hu ház house házunk our house
hu personal-pronoun suffix of us appended to a numeral or a pronoun
hu három three hármunk the three of us
hu másik other másikunk the other (of us)
hu Az egyikünk nappal alszik, a másikunk éjszaka. One of us sleeps during the day, the other at night.
Usage notes
personal suffix Variants:
hu -unk is added to back-vowel verbs
hu -ünk is added to front-vowel verbs
Declension
possessive suffix and personal-pronoun suffix
-unka o y sg
See also
:Category:Hungarian noun forms
Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes