Jövedelmük

jövedelmük is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “their income.” It is formed from the noun jövedelem (income, earnings) with the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük, indicating that the income belongs to a group of people. The form is commonly used in economic, statistical, and demographic contexts to refer to the collective income of multiple individuals or households.

Morphology and usage: Jövedelem is a native Hungarian noun. To indicate possession by a group, Hungarian adds the suffix -ük to the noun, yielding jövedelmük. The suffix follows standard vowel harmony rules; its orthography is -ük. In sentences, jövedelmük functions as a possessive noun phrase referring to the income of the previously mentioned group, functioning like other possessive constructions in Hungarian.

Usage notes: The form is used when the speaker wants to emphasize that the income belongs to a specific group (for example, households, workers, or a study cohort). It appears in statistical tables, reports, and written Hungarian discussing group-level finances or economic outcomes.

Examples:

- Az érintett csoport jövedelmük jelentősen nőtt az utóbbi években. (The income of the affected group has risen significantly in recent years.)

- A vizsgálat szerint a családok jövedelmük stabil maradt, miközben kiadásaik nőtt. (The study found that families’ incomes remained stable while their expenditures increased.)

Etymology and translation: Jövedelem is a native Hungarian word meaning income or earnings; jövedelmük translates to “their income.” The term is widely used in economic and statistical Hungarian.