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Meaning of -jeik | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[jɛjik]

Definitions

  1. possessive suffix for multiple possessions if there is no noun for the possessor:
    morpheme
  2. their ……-s (third-person plural; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) (!) being optional for emphasis)
    morpheme
  3. your ……-s (second-person plural, grammatically resembling the third person plural)
    formal, morpheme

Examples

“kert (“garden”) → a kertjeik, az ő kertjeik (“their gardens”)”
“zseni (“genius”) → a zsenijeik, az ő zsenijeik (“their geniuses”)”
“kert (“garden”) → a kertjeik (“your [formal, plural] gardens”), alternatively: az önök kertjei, a maguk kertjei (!)”
“zseni (“genius”) → a zsenijeik (“your [formal, plural] geniuses”), alternatively: az önök zsenijei, a maguk zsenijei (!)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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