Meaning of -jai | Babel Free

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

“pad (“bench”) → a padjai (“his/her/its benches”), az ő padjai (“his/her benches”)”

“zokni (“socks”) → a zoknijai (“his/her/its socks”), az ő zoknijai (“his/her socks”)”

“pad (“bench”) → a padjai (“your [formal] benches”), az ön padjai, a maga padjai (“your [formal] benches”)”

“az ember(nek a) padjai”

the person’s benches

“a gyerek(nek a) zoknijai”

the child’s socks

“az emberek(nek a) padjai”

the people’s benches

“a gyerekek(nek a) zoknijai”

the children’s socks

“az önök padjai, a maguk padjai”

your (plural, formal) benches

“azok(nak a) padjai”

the benches of those

“ki(k)nek a zoknijai?”

whose socks?

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