-jaik
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== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
-ja (possessive suffix) + -i (possessive plural) + -k (third-person plural personal suffix)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [jɒjik]
=== Suffix ===
-jaik
possessive suffix for multiple possessions if there is no noun for the possessor:
their ……-s (third-person plural; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) (!) being optional for emphasis)
pad (“bench”) → a padjaik, az ő padjaik (“their benches”)
kocsi (“car”) → a kocsijaik, az ő kocsijaik (“their cars”)
(formal) your ……-s (second-person plural, grammatically resembling the third person plural)
pad (“bench”) → a padjaik (“your [formal, plural] benches”), alternatively: az önök padjai, a maguk padjai (!)
kocsi (“car”) → a kocsijaik (“your [formal, plural] cars”), alternatively: az önök kocsijai, a maguk kocsijai (!)
==== Usage notes ====
(possessive suffix) Variants:
-ik is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
-aik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
-eik is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
-jaik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
-jeik 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