-jai

See also: jai, Jai, jäi, j'ai, and ja'i

Hungarian

Etymology

-ja (possessive suffix) +‎ -i (possessive plural)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɒʲi]

Suffix

-jai

  1. (possessive suffix) his/her/its ...-s (third-person singular, multiple possessions)
    pad (“bench”) → a padjai (“his/her/its benches”)
  2. (possessive suffix) your ...-s (second-person singular and plural formal, multiple possessions)
    a maga padjai, az ön padjai - your (singular, formal) benches
    a maguk padjai, az önök padjai - your (plural, formal) benches

Usage notes
  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -i is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -ai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also
  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
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