Meaning of -é | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Possessive (and genitive) suffix:
   morpheme, usually
2. his, her, its …
   morpheme, usually
3. -'s, belonging to ……, that of ……. Used to form the non-attributive possessive form of nouns. Compare the English pronouns mine, yours etc.). The plural form is -éi.
   morpheme, possessive, predicative, suffix
4. Used to form the lative, expressing the direction (“where to”) or the purpose (“what for”).
   morpheme, obsolete
5. Used to form the third-person singular indicative past indefinite, for front-vowel verbs. The back-vowel version is -a. The suffix currently used in this place is -t, -tt, -ett or -ött. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
   archaic, clitic, morpheme, personal, suffix
6. synonym of -ő (present-participle suffix) The back-vowel version is -a. Sometimes it also occurs as -é or -i.
   clitic, morpheme, obsolete, participle, suffix
7. Formed the third-person singular indicative past definite, for front-vowel verbs. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
   archaic, clitic, morpheme, personal, suffix
8. combining form of -e (possessive suffix) before most case suffixes, except that of the essive-formal.
   clitic, form-of, in-compounds, morpheme
9. …-'s, of … (third-person singular, single possession)
   morpheme
10. -'s, those of ……. It is also used informally for the plural of the non-attributive possessive (-éi being somewhat pedantic).
    morpheme, possessive, predicative, suffix
11. …-s’, of …-s (third-person plural, single possession)
    morpheme
12. … ago (referring to a preceding point in time considered as an instant)
    morpheme
13. for … (referring to some duration that precedes the point of time in question)
    morpheme
14. of …, out of … (partitive sense)
    morpheme
15. Third-person singular personal suffix in back-vowel verbs. Today it can be found in the third-person singular definite forms (indicative past and imperative conjugations) as part of the suffix -ja/-je, -ta/-te.
    morpheme, personal, suffix
16. Third-person singular personal suffix in back-vowel conjugated infinitives and in the declined and postposition forms of the third-person personal pronoun ő (“he/she/it”).
    morpheme, personal, suffix

Examples

“iskola (“school”) ― iskoláé (“belonging to the school, of the school, the school's”)”

“Ez a szék az iskoláé.”

This chair belongs to the school / is the school’s.

“ház (“house”) ― házé (“that of the house”)”

“A fa árnyéka nagy, a házé még nagyobb.”

The shadow of the tree is big; that of the house is even bigger.

“Ezek a poharak a Pistáé.”

These glasses belong to Steve / are Steve’s.

“Azt vetették a szememre, hogy a fordításaim értelmesek, szépek és jól követhetők, de kevésbé költőiek, mint az elődeimé, például Arany Jánosé, Babits Mihályé, Mészöly Dezsőé. I was rebuked for my translations being lucid, beautiful, and easy to follow, but less poetic than those of my predecessors, such as János Arany, Mihály Babits, and Q303494 (Q303494).”

“Menýi miloſtben terumteve eleve mív iſemucut adamut. eſ odutta vola neki paradiſumut haʒóá. Mennyi malasztban (= kegyelemben) teremté (= teremtette) kezdetben [az Úr] [a] mi ősünket, Ádámot, és adta (vala) neki [a] paradicsomot házzá. (in present-day Hungarian)”

God in his divine grace made Adam our ancestor, and gave him Eden for his dwelling place.

“A virágokat nézé.”

S/he looked at the flowers.

“feje (“his/her/its head”) + -n → fején (“on his/her/its head”)”

“ház → (a) háza, az ő háza (“his/her/its house”) élet → (az) élete, az ő élete (“his/her/its life”) barát → (a) barátja (“his/her/its friend”) kapu → (a) kapuja (“his/her/its gate”) palota → (a) palotája (“his/her/its palace”) kert → (a) kertje (“his/her/its garden”) betű → (a) betűje (“his/her/its letter”) vese → (a) veséje (“his/her/its kidney”)”

“Anna háza (“Anna’s house”), a felkelő nap háza (“the house of the rising sun”) Anna élete (“Anna’s life”), a város élete (“the life of the city”) a király palotája (“the king’s palace”) a ház kapuja (“the gate of the house”) Anna kertje (“Anna’s garden”), a tulipán kertje (“the garden of the tulip”)”

“a szüleim háza (“my parents’ house”), a trópusi növények háza (“[the] house of [the] tropical plants”, literally “the tropical plants’ house”) a szüleim élete (“my parents’ lives”, literally “my parents’ life”), a könyvek élete (“[the] lives of [the] books”, literally “the books’ life”) az uralkodók palotája (“the rulers’ palace”) a szüleim kertje (“my parents’ garden”), Az elágazó ösvények kertje (“The Garden of Forking Paths”)”

“Egy évszázada / két éve / egy órája / sok/hosszú ideje ment el.”

S/he left one century / two years / one hour / a long time ago.

“Egy évszázada / két éve / egy órája / sok/hosszú ideje várunk rád.”

We have been waiting for you for a century / two years / an hour / a long time.

“jó (jav-) (“the greater/better part”) → a java még hátravan (“the best/bulk is yet to come”, literally “its best/bulk is…”)”

“legnagyobbik (“the biggest one”) → a bikák legnagyobbika (“the biggest [one] of the bulls”, synonymous with a legnagyobb bika)”

“tud (“to know”) → tudta (“he/she knew it”)”

“tud → tudja (“he/she knows it (indicative mood)”)”

“tud → tudja (“he/she should know it (subjunctive mood)”)”

“kér (“to request, ask for sth”) → kérte (“he/she requested it”)”

“kér → kérje (“he/she should request it (subjunctive mood)”)”

“tanulni (“to study”) → tanulnia kell (“he/she must study”, literally “it is necessary for him/her to study”)”

“kérni (“to request, ask for”) → kérnie kell (“he/she must request [it]”, literally “it is necessary for him/her to request”)”

“-ról (“about”) → róla (“about him/her/it”)”

“-től (“from”) → tőle (“from him/her/it”)”

“után (“after”) → utána (“after him/her/it”)”

“fölött (“above”) → fölötte (“above him/her/it”)”

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