Number[psed]: possessed object’s number
Number[psed]
Number[psed]
is the possessee’s (possessed, owned noun phrase’s) number. In
Hungarian, possession can be marked on the possessor or on the
possessed. It is possible, though rare, that a noun has three
distinct number features: its own grammatical number, number of its
possessor and number of its possession. Examples from the
Multext-East Hungarian lexicon:
- könnyedén (SSS)
- könny = a tear (singular)
- könnyed = your tear (singular owner)
- könnyedé = (possession) of your tear (singular possession)
- könnyedén = (on the possession) of your tear (superessive case)
- ellenfeleié (PSS)
- ellenfél = an opponent (singular)
- ellenfele = his/her/its opponent (singular owner)
- ellenfelei = his/her/its opponents (core plural, singular owner)
- ellenfeleié = (possession) of his/her/its opponents (singular possession)
- életeké (SPS)
- él = point (singular)
- élek = points (plural)
- élén = his/her/its point (singular owner)
- élünk = our point (plural owner)
- életeké = (possession) of our point (singular possession)
- tárgyalópartnereinkét (PPS)
- tárgyalópartner = negotiator (singular)
- tárgyalópartnerei = his/her/its negotiators (plural, singular owner)
- tárgyalópartnereinkét = (possession) of our negotiators (plural, plural owner, singular possession, accusative case)
Words marked for plural possessions are very rare, though. Note that in the following example from Multext-East, Columbus is marked for plural possession, but not for his own owner.
- Kolumbuszéinál
- Kolumbusz = Columbus (singular)
- Kolumbuszéi = (possessions) of Columbus (plural possession)
- Kolumbuszéinál = (at the possessions) of Columbus (adessive case)
Sing: singular possession
Examples
- [hu] ellenfeleié “(possession) of his/her/its opponents” (singular possession)
- [hu] házáé lit. house-3SGPOSS-SGPSED “that of his house”
Number[psor]=Sing|Person[psor]=3|Number[psed]=Sing
Plur: plural possession
Examples
- [hu] Kolumbuszéi “(possessions) of Columbus” (plural possession)
- [hu] házáéi lit. house-3SGPOSS-PLPSED “those of his house”
Number[psor]=Sing|Person[psor]=3|Number[psed]=Plur