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Meaning of -unk | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[uŋk]

Definitions

  1. Forms the first-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    morpheme, personal, suffix
  2. our (first-person plural, single possession)
    morpheme, possessive, suffix
  3. of us (appended to a numeral or a pronoun)
    morpheme

Examples

“tanul (“to study”) + -unk → tanulunk (“we study, we are studying”)”
“ház (“house”) + -unk → házunk (“our house”)”
“három (“three”) + -unk → hármunk (“the three of us”)”
“másik (“other”) + -unk → másikunk (“the other (of us)”)”
“Az egyikünk nappal alszik, a másikunk éjszaka.”

One of us sleeps during the day, the other at night.

“beszél (“to speak”) + -ünk → beszélünk (“we speak, we are speaking”)”
“kert (“garden”) + -ünk → kertünk (“our garden”)”
“négy (“four”) + -ünk → négyünk (“the four of us”)”
“egyik (“one (of)”) + -ünk → egyikünk (“one of us”)”
“Az egyikünk nappal alszik, a másikunk éjszaka.”

One of us sleeps during the day, the other at night.

CEFR level

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

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