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Meaning of -ei | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ɛji]

Definitions

  1. -'s, belonging to, those of ……. (forms the plural non-attributive possessive form of nouns. The singular form is -é.)
    morpheme, possessive, predicative, suffix
  2. possessive suffix for multiple possessions:
    morpheme
  3. his, her, its ……-s (third-person singular; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) being optional for emphasis)
    morpheme
  4. your ……-s (second-person singular, grammatically resembling the third person sg.)
    formal, morpheme
  5. 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

“terv (“plan”) → a tervei (“his/her/its plans”), az ő tervei (“his/her plans”)”
“szék (“chair”) → a székei (“his/her/its chairs”), az ő székei (“his/her chairs”)”
“terv (“plan”) → a tervei (“your [formal] plans”), az ön tervei, a maga tervei (“your [formal] plans”)”
“az ember(nek a) tervei”

the person’s plans

“a gyerek(nek a) székei”

the child’s chairs

“az emberek(nek a) tervei”

the people’s plans

“a gyerekek(nek a) székei”

the children’s chairs

“az önök tervei, a maguk tervei”

your (plural, formal) plans

“azok(nak a) tervei”

the plans of those

“ki(k)nek a székei?”

whose chairs?

“iskola (“school”) + -éi → iskoláéi (“those belonging to the school, those of the school, […… are] the school's”)”
“Ezek a székek az iskoláéi.”

These chairs belong to the school / are the school’s.

CEFR level

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

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