Fogyasztóik

Fogyasztóik is a Hungarian word formed from fogyasztó (consumer) combined with a possessive suffix indicating ownership by a third-person plural subject. The term translates to “their consumers” or “their customers” in English and is used when referring to the customers belonging to someone plural, such as a company or organization.

In usage, fogyasztóik functions as a possessive noun phrase. It denotes the group of customers that belongs to the subject previously mentioned or implied in the sentence. The form is common in formal or business contexts, such as market reports, corporate communications, and consumer studies, where a company’s customers are being discussed as a group.

Examples:

- A cég elégedettségi felmérésében fogyasztóik véleményét is figyelembe vették. (In the company’s satisfaction survey, they also considered their customers’ opinions.)

- A szolgáltatás fejlesztéséhez fogyasztóik viselkedését elemezték, hogy megértsék igényeiket. (To develop the service, they analyzed their customers’ behavior to understand their needs.)

Relation to related terms: fogyasztó means consumer or customer; fogyasztói relates to consumers as a category or collective (fogyasztói piac, fogyasztói jog). The possessive form fogyasztóik is one specific way Hungarian marks ownership by a plural subject, distinct from my vagy your forms (fogyasztóim, fogyasztóid).

See also: fogyasztó, fogyasztói védelem, fogyasztói piac, fogyasztói jog, market research.