THE PRONOUN.
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The same as these suffixes are the independent postpositions inflected, if their respective substantive is not written out. They are inflected as follows:—
I. alá |
II. alól |
III. által |
I. elé |
II. elött |
III. fölött | |
Sing. 1. 2. 3. Plur. 1. 2. 3. |
-m -d -ja -nk -tok -jok |
-am -ad -a -unk -atok -ok |
-am -ad -a -unk -atok -uk |
-m -d -jé -nk -tek -jök |
-em -ed -e -ünk -etek -ök |
-em -ed -e -ünk -etek -ük |
As example | 1, | are | declined; | alá. |
„ | 2, | „ | „ | alól, után, miatt, iránt, alatt. |
„ | 3, | „ | „ | által. |
„ | 4, | „ | „ | elé, fölé, mellé, közé. |
„ | 5, | „ | „ | előtt, elől, nélkül. |
„ | 6, | „ | „ | fölött, között, mellett, mėgėtt, helyett, végett. |
Courtesy, in addressing persons of distinction, or persons with whom we are not on familiar terms, has introduced, in place of the pronoun for the second person, some conventional words, which may also be regarded as personal pronouns. Their use is like that of "you" in English for "thou":—
Singular: ön or kegyed. Plural: önök or kegyetek.