Karját

Karját is a Hungarian noun form used to express a possessed arm as a definite object. It combines the base noun kar (arm) with the third-person possessive suffix and the definite direct object suffix. The general sequence is kar + -ja/-je to indicate “his/her/its arm,” followed by -t to mark the noun as a definite object. The resulting form is karját.

In use, karját appears in sentences where the arm belonging to someone is the object of the verb and is treated as definite. For example, Látta a karát? or Látta a karját. The latter translates as “He saw his arm.” The definite-object suffix -t is what signals that a speaker is referring to a specific arm rather than an indefinite one, and the possessive suffix (-ja/-je) indicates ownership by a third person.

Karját is distinct from other possessive forms of the same noun without the definite-object marking. For other possessors, related forms include karja (his/her/its arm) and karomat, karodat, etc., where the exact spelling changes with the possessor and the required definite-object ending.

The form illustrates how Hungarian morphology combines possession and definiteness on a single noun. It is commonly discussed in grammar descriptions of noun declension, illustrating the interaction of possessive suffixes and the definite-object suffix in forming complex nominal endings.