A1 · Débutant Chapitre 12

Possession: The 'To Have' Construction

2 Règles totales
1 min
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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of expressing ownership using Hungarian's unique dative structure.

  • Identify possessive suffixes for singular owners.
  • Construct sentences using the 'Nekem van' (I have) pattern.
  • Describe your personal belongings in simple Hungarian.
Everything you own, now in Hungarian.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

How Hungarian expresses ownership using the dative case and 'van'. Understanding the 'nekem van' structure.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: correctly attach possessive suffixes to nouns to indicate ownership.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: form sentences expressing possession like 'I have a car' using the dative case.

Conseils et astuces (2)

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Vowel Harmony

Always check the last vowel of the word before adding a suffix.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Suffixes: Singular Owner
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Suffixes are your friend

Always add the possessive suffix to the object for a more natural sound.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Vocabulaire clé (6)

autó car toll pen ház house barát friend könyv book van is/exists

Real-World Preview

book-open

At the library

Review Summary

  • Noun + m (my)
  • Nekem + van + [possessed noun with suffix]

Erreurs courantes

You must add the possessive suffix to the possessed object.

Wrong: Nekem van autó.
Correct: Nekem van autóm.

Hungarian uses the dative structure 'Nekem van' instead of 'I have' literally.

Wrong: Az én tollam van.
Correct: Nekem van tollam.

Suffixes are attached directly to the root without a hyphen.

Wrong: A könyv-m.
Correct: A könyvem.

Next Steps

You have mastered a core pillar of Hungarian! Keep practicing, and these structures will become second nature.

Label items in your room with sticky notes using the possessive form.

Continue to: Adjectives and Their Roles

Pratique rapide (8)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ez az én toll.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ez a tollam.
Use suffix, not pronoun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Suffixes: Singular Owner

Fill in the blank.

Nekik ___ kérdéseik.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vannak
Plural object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Choose the correct form.

Nekik ___ gyerekeik.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vannak
Plural object requires plural verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Choose the correct form for 'your'.

A toll___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ad
Back-vowel harmony.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Suffixes: Singular Owner

Select the correct verb.

Neked ___ kérdésed?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: van
Singular object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Én van egy házam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nekem van egy házam.
Use dative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Fill in the blank.

Nekem ___ egy autóm.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: van
Use 'van' for singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The 'Nekem van' Construction

Fill in the correct suffix for 'my'.

A ház___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: am
Back-vowel harmony.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Suffixes: Singular Owner

Score: /8

Questions fréquentes (4)

Because the suffix already indicates the owner.
Use vowel harmony rules.
Because 'vagyok' means 'I am'. Possession is a state of existence, not identity.
It's grammatically okay but sounds unnatural. Use 'Nekem van házam'.
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