Overview

How do you say my book, Anna’s book, I have a dog or this is mine in Hungarian? Possession works differently from English, but its patterns become clear when you look at the owner, the thing owned and the endings together.

This 40-lesson course takes you from your first possessive forms to complete sentences. With English explanations, conjugation tables and plenty of translated examples, you’ll learn to recognise and use possession in everyday Hungarian.

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Hungarian Possession from A to Z

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Overview

How do you say my book, Anna’s book, I have a dog or this is mine in Hungarian? Possession works differently from English, but its patterns become clear when you look at the owner, the thing owned and the endings together.

This 40-lesson course takes you from your first possessive forms to complete sentences. With English explanations, conjugation tables and plenty of translated examples, you’ll learn to recognise and use possession in everyday Hungarian.

What You’ll Learn?

Form “my,” “your,” “his/her,” “our” and “their” with Hungarian nouns.
Distinguish between one owned item and several.
Say that someone has or does not have something using van, vannak, nincs and nincsenek.
Name an owner in phrases such as Anna könyve and Annának van egy könyve.
Use possessive pronouns such as az enyém, a tiéd and az övé.
Add case endings and postpositions to possessive forms.
Use possession naturally with family members, body parts and everyday expressions.

Requirements

You should be familiar with the Hungarian alphabet and basic sentence structure. Work through the lessons in order, study the tables, and read the example sentences aloud. When practising a form, ask yourself two questions: Who is the owner? How many things are owned?

Syllabus Overview

39

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Getting Started with Possession

One Thing, Different Owners

When the Thing Owned Is Plural

Saying “I Have” and “I Don’t Have”

Naming the Owner

Possession in Full Sentences

Pronouns and Special Forms

Common Patterns and Tricky Cases

Putting It All Together

Material Includes

40 PDF lessons with English explanations.
Possessive form and conjugation tables.
Hungarian example sentences with English translations.
Comparisons of forms that are easy to confuse.

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