Midterm 2

Question 1

How are possessive endings formed?

Conjugate fej.

Answer 1

1) (én): -(‘)m, -om, -am, -em, -öm
2) (te): -(‘)d, -od, -ad, -ed, -öd
3) (ön, ö, önök): -a, -e, -(‘)ja, -(‘)je
1) (mi): -(‘)nk, -unk, ünk
2) (ti): -(‘)tok, -(‘)tek, -tök, -otok, -atok, -etek, -ötök
3) (ök): -uk, -ük, -(‘)juk, -(‘)jük

⇒ fejem, fejed, feje, fejünk, fejetek, fejük

Question 2

Which ending is used first?

Say: in my gym

Answer 2

fitnesterembenem

⇒ regular use of -ban/-ben, then possessive ending

Question 3

What are the possessive endings for:

• torok
• szá
• kéz

Answer 3

torok → torkom

száj → szám

kéz → kezem

Question 4

Although the 3rd person endings

-a, -e are used when words end with a consonant and -(‘)ja, -(‘)je with a vowel

there is one important exception!

Answer 4

-(‘)ja, -(‘)je also used when word ends with “t”

Question 5

Can I give you anything else?

Answer 5

adthatok még valamit?

Question 6

How many (pills) do you want?

Answer 6

Hany darabos kér?

Question 7

As a response to
“Van tíz- és húszdarabos, melyiket adhatom?”,

what would your answer be
if you want the big one?

Answer 7

A nagyot kérem szépen.

Question 8

Instead of “kérhetek” when you’re in a shop or pharmacy you could also use another word.

Which one?

Answer 8

kér = to ask

kap = to get

→ kaphatok = can I get … ?

Question 9

How do you say

• I have a car
• you have a car
• he/she has a car
• etc.

Answer 9

the conjugated verb nek- + VAN/NINCS + object with possessive ending is used

BUT: van/nincs are only necessary for 3rd person singular

1) nekem…. autóm
2) neked…. autód
3) neki, önnek, Andreasnak, Shellynek, a diáknak…. VAN/NINCS…. autója
1) nekünk…. autónk
2) nektek…. autótok
3) önöknek, nekik, a diákoknak…. autójuk