Eredetüket

Eredetüket is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning "their origin" or "their origins." It is formed from the noun eredet (origin) together with the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük and the definite direct object suffix -t, producing a form that marks the origin as the object of a verb for a plural referent.

Grammatically, eredetüket functions as a noun phrase and is used when the origin belongs to a group rather than to a single individual. The suffixes indicate both possession (their) and definiteness of the object within the sentence. For example, in a sentence like A családok eredetüket kutatják, the phrase means "The families are researching their origins," with eredetüket serving as the definite direct object of kutatják.

Usage context and tone are generally formal or academic, often appearing in historical, genealogical, ethnographic, or literary discussions. The form is common in discussions of collective or community identity, ancestry, or lineage, where a group’s origins are being described, analyzed, or traced. In everyday speech, similar ideas can be conveyed with less formal phrases, but eredetüket remains a standard option in written or formal Hungarian.

See also: eredet, genealogia, identitás. In brief, eredetüket exemplifies how Hungarian combines noun roots with possessive and object suffixes to express "their origin" as a definite object within a sentence.