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A HUNGARIAN GRAMMAR.
1. könyv-ünk our book. 1. ház-unk our house.
2. könyv-etek your book. 2. ház-atok your house.
3. könyv-ük their book. 3. ház-ok their house.
 
2. The Object in the Plural.
1. könyv-eim my books. 1. ház-aim my houses.
2. könyv-eid thy books. 2. ház-aid thy houses.
3. könyv-ei his books. 3. ház-ai his houses.
1. könyv-eink our books. 1. ház-aink our houses.
2. könyv-eitek your books. 2. ház-aitok your houses.
3. könyv-eik their books. 3. ház-aik their houses.


Note.—If the possessor is the first or the second person, the pronoun must not be put before it, as the suffix expresses already to whom the thing in question belongs. If stress is to be given to the statement, the personal pronouns may be put before it; as az én fiam, my son (not yours).

The following tables show the personal suffixes of the six declensions:—