Meaning of -jei | 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

“kert (“garden”) → a kertjei (“his/her/its gardens”), az ő kertjei (“his/her gardens”)”

“a kertjei (“his/her/its gardens”), az ő kertjei (“his/her gardens”)”

“a kertjei (“your [formal] gardens”), az ön kertjei, a maga kertjei (“your [formal] gardens”)”

“az ember(nek a) kertjei”

the person’s gardens

“a gyerek(nek a) kertjei”

the child’s gardens

“az emberek(nek a) kertjei”

the people’s gardens

“a gyerekek(nek a) kertjei”

the children’s gardens

“az önök kertjei, a maguk kertjei”

your (plural, formal) gardens

“azok(nak a) kertjei”

the gardens of those

“ki(k)nek a kertjei?”

whose gardens?

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