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Meaning of -ai | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ɒji]

Definitions

  1. possessive suffix for multiple possessions:
    morpheme
  2. his, her, its ……-s (third-person singular; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) being optional for emphasis)
    morpheme
  3. your ……-s (second-person singular, grammatically resembling the third person sg.)
    formal, morpheme
  4. construed with a noun or certain pronouns as the possessor: ……’s ……-s, ……-s of …… (third-person sg. or pl., depending on the noun or pronoun)
    morpheme

Examples

“ház (“house”) → a házai (“his/her/its houses”), az ő házai (“his/her houses”)”
“játék (“toy”) → a játékai (“his/her/its toys”), az ő játékai (“his/her toys”)”
“ház (“house”) → a házai (“your [formal] houses”), az ön házai, a maga házai (“your [formal] houses”)”
“az ember(nek a) házai”

the person’s houses

“a gyerek(nek a) játékai”

the child’s toys

“az emberek(nek a) házai”

the people’s houses

“a gyerekek(nek a) játékai”

the children’s toys

“az önök házai, a maguk házai”

your (plural, formal) houses

“azok(nak a) házai”

the houses of those

“ki(k)nek a játékai?”

whose toys?

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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