Meaning of -a | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Formed the third-person singular indicative past definite, for back-vowel verbs. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
   archaic, morpheme, personal, suffix
2. combining form of -a (possessive suffix) before most case suffixes, except that of the essive-formal.
   form-of, in-compounds, morpheme
3. Possessive (and genitive) suffix:
   morpheme, usually
4. his, her, its …
   morpheme, usually
5. The back-vowel variant of the -a/-e diminutive suffix pair. In the past it could be found in common nouns, as well, but today it is used mostly in given names.
   diminutive, morpheme, suffix
6. Used to form the third-person singular indicative past indefinite, for back-vowel verbs. The front-vowel version is -e. The suffix currently used in this place is -t, -tt, or -ott. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
   archaic, morpheme, personal, suffix
7. synonym of -ó (present-participle suffix) From a synchronic perspective, it can be viewed as a nominal-forming suffix, preserved in some adjectives and nouns (see below). No longer productive. Its front-vowel version is -e.
   morpheme, obsolete, participle, suffix
8. …-'s, of … (third-person singular, single possession)
   morpheme
9. …-s’, of …-s (third-person plural, single possession)
   morpheme
10. … ago (referring to a preceding point in time considered as an instant)
    morpheme
11. for … (referring to some duration that precedes the point of time in question)
    morpheme
12. of …, out of … (partitive sense)
    morpheme
13. 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
14. 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

Equivalents

Examples

“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”)”

“cic (“the sound for calling a cat”) → cica (“kitten”)”

“Zsigmond (“Siegmund”) → Zsiga (“Sig”)”

“Látá az embereket.”

He/she saw the people.

“lába (“his/her/its foot/leg”) + -n → lábán (“on his/her/its foot/leg”)”

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