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Learning the Hungarian Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Hungarian Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Hungarian, to form the plural of nouns and adjectives we add (-k) to words ending in a vowel and (-<vowel>k) to words ending in a consonant. Sometimes the noun itself changes before adding the –k. Here are some examples:
Barát (a friend) becomes: Barátok (some friends)
Nő (one woman) becomes: Nők (some women)
Elv (principle) becomes Elvek.
Bőrönd (suitcase) becomes Bőröndök
Daru (crane, a machinery) becomes Daruk
Daru (crane, a bird) becomes Darvak
Ez az én piros autóm (this is my red car) becomes: Ezek az én piros autóim (these are my red cars) (The Hungarian plural is formed differently in the genitive case and there are lots of exceptions. Plural is one of the most complicated aspect of Hungarian grammar.)
Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Hungarian Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | Többes szám |
| my book | (az én) könyvem ((but this is not plural)) |
| my books | (az én) könyveim |
| our daughter | (a mi) lányunk |
| our daughters | (a mi) lányaink |
| I'm cold | fázom |
| we're cold | fázunk |
| his chickens | (az ő) csirkéi |
| their chicken | (az ő) csirkéik |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Hungarian.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Hungarian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hungarian vocabulary.
| English Plural | Hungarian Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | aligátor |
| alligators | aligátorok |
| bear | medve |
| bears | medvék |
| bird | madár |
| birds | madarak |
| bull | bika |
| bulls | bikák |
| cat | macska |
| cats | macskák |
| cow | tehén |
| cows | tehenek |
| deer | szarvas |
| many deer | szarvasok |
| dog | kutya |
| dogs | kutyák |
| donkey | szamár |
| donkeys | szamarak |
| eagle | sas |
| eagles | sasok |
| elephant | elefánt |
| elephants | elefántok |
| giraffe | zsiráf |
| giraffes | zsiráfok |
| goat | kecske |
| goats | kecskék |
| horse | ló |
| horses | lovak |
| lion | oroszlán |
| lions | oroszlánok |
| monkey | majom |
| monkeys | majmok |
| mouse | egér |
| mice | egerek |
| rabbit | nyúl |
| rabbits | nyulak |
| snake | kígyó |
| snakes | kígyók |
| tiger | tigris |
| tigers | tigrisek |
| wolf | farkas |
| wolves | farkasok |
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