Függetlenségük

Függetlenségük is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “their independence.” It is formed from the adjective független (independent) plus the noun-forming suffix -ség to create függetlenség (independence), with the possessive suffix -ük indicating that the independence belongs to multiple subjects. The expression functions as a dependent noun phrase in which the head is függetlenség and the possessive suffix marks the possessor.

In usage, függetlenségük appears when a plural subject’s independence is being referred to. It is common in political, historical, and legal contexts, where the independence of several states, groups, or organizations is under discussion. The phrase can appear after a previously mentioned plural subject, for example: “A három ország függetlenségük elismerését követelte,” meaning that the three countries demanded recognition of their independence. The form also occurs in contexts about maintaining or achieving independence, such as “függetlenségük megőrzéséért dolgozott.”

Related forms include függetlenség (independence) as a base noun, and other possessive variants such as függetlenségem, függetlenséged, függetlenségünk, függetlenségetek, and függetlenségük, which pair with different first-person, second-person, or third-person possessors. The phrase is primarily a grammatical construction rather than a separate concept, used to specify whose independence is being discussed.

See also: függetlenség, sovereignty, self-determination, autonomy.