Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Plural
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Rule
In Hungarian, to form the plural of nouns and adjectives, we add -k to words ending in a vowel and -<voyelle>k to words ending in a consonant.
Sometimes the noun itself changes before adding the -k.
- Barát (a friend) ➡ Barátok (some friends)
- Nő (one woman) ➡ Nők (some women)
- Elv (principle) ➡ Elvek.
- Bőrönd (suitcase) ➡ Bőröndök
- Daru (crane, a machinery) ➡ Daruk
- Daru (crane, a bird) ➡ Darvak
Examples
| English Plural | Hungarian Plural |
|---|---|
| my book | (az én) könyvem ((but this is not plural)) |
| my books | (az én) könyveim |
| I'm cold | fázom |
| we're cold | fázunk |
| our daughter | (a mi) lányunk |
| our daughters | (a mi) lányaink |
| his chickens | (az ő) csirkéi |
| their chicken | (az ő) csirkéik |