Dolgozóik

Dolgozóik is a Hungarian term that means “their workers.” It is the third-person plural possessive form attached to dolgozó, meaning a worker or employee, and is used to refer to the workers belonging to a group, organization, company, or other collective entity that has been mentioned previously in the text.

Morphology and etymology: The base word dolgozó derives from dolgozni, “to work,” and functions as a noun meaning “worker” or “employee.” The possessive suffix -ik marks the possessive for a third-person plural possessor, yielding dolgozóik. This form is common in Hungarian when the possessor is plural and the head noun ends in a stressed -ó/-ő stem, producing the familiar look of the suffix -ik in contexts such as dolgozóik, olvasóik (their readers), etc.

Usage and meaning: Dolgozóik is used in formal and semi-formal contexts, particularly in discussions of labor relations, organizational writing, political discourse, and journalism. It indicates ownership or association by a group rather than describing a single person’s workers. It can contrast with forms like dolgozók (the workers) or dolgozó (a worker) to specify possession by a particular collective.

Examples:

- A cég és dolgozóik érdekeit egyaránt figyelembe kell venni. (The company and their workers’ interests must be taken into account.)

- A szakszervezet képviseli dolgozóik jogait a tárgyalásokon. (The union represents its workers’ rights in negotiations.)

See also: dolgozó, munkavállaló, érdek-képviselet.