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birtokos jelző -é
Genitive / -é -é / -éi
Not the English ’s on the possessor of a named noun — that is -nak/-nek + possessive. -é stands in for a missing possessed thing.
English job: the one belonging to…
- Ez a ház a Péteré — this house is Péter’s (one).
- Plural possessed: a Péteréi — Péter’s ones.
- Contrast: Péter háza — Péter’s house (the house is named).
Melyik autó a tiéd? Az a piros a Péteré.
Which car is yours? That red one is Péter’s.
A gyerekeké a jövő.
The future is the children’s.