Hungarian Pronouns
Learning the Hungarian Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Hungarian language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Hungarian.
Hungarian pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
Grammar Tips:
In
English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me,
you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Hungarian, the personal pronouns are:
én, te ő, mi ti ők.
Indirect
Object Pronouns:
Indirect
object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a
person.
engem(et) (me), téged(et) (you, informal), Önt, magát (you, formal) őt (him, her), minket (us) titeket, benneteket (plural you, informal), Önöket, magukat (plural you, formal), őket (them)
Possessive
Pronouns:
enyém (mine), tiéd (singular yours), övé (his, her’s, its), miénk (ours), tiétek (plural yours), övék (theirs).
One
special feature of Hungarian is the combination of prepositions and pronouns
into single words. Examples:
to
me = nekem, to you = neked, to him = neki, to us = nekünk, to you = nektek, to
them = nekik
from
me = tőlem, from you = tőled, etc.
for
me = számomra, for you = számodra, etc.
between
us = köztünk, between you = köztetek, etc.
out
of me = belőlem, out of you = belőled, etc.
(up)on
me = rajtam, (up)on you = rajtad, etc.
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Hungarian Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Névmások |
| I | én |
| you | If on friendly terms: "te" |
| he | ő |
| she | ő |
| we | mi |
| they | azok otherwise: "ők" |
| |
| me | engem |
| you | Önt / téged |
| him | őt |
| her | őt |
| us | minket |
| them | őket |
| |
| my | az én.... |
| your | az Ön.... / a te.... |
| his | az ő... |
| her | az ő... |
| our | a mi.... |
| their | az ő.... |
| |
| mine | (az) enyém |
| yours | (a) tiéd |
| his | (az) övé |
| hers | (az) övé |
| ours | (a) mienk |
| theirs | (az) övék |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Hungarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hungarian.
List of Pronouns in Hungarian
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Hungarian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hungarian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Hungarian Pronouns |
| I speak | beszélek |
| you speak | beszélsz |
| he speaks | beszél |
| she speaks | beszél |
| we speak | beszélünk |
| they speak | beszélnek |
| |
| give me | add nekem |
| give you | Önnek |
| give him | ad neki |
| give her | neki |
| give us | ad nekünk |
| give them | nekik |
| |
| my book | (az én) könyvem |
| your book | (a te) könyved / (az Ön) könyve |
| his book | (az ő) könyve |
| her book | (az ő) könyve |
| our book | (a mi) könyvünk |
| their book | (az ő) könyvük |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Hungarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hungarian Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Hungarian lessons here: Learn Hungarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.