Pályájuk

Pályájuk is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “their careers” or “their paths” and is formed from pálya (career, track, field) combined with the third-person plural possessive suffix -juk. The expression refers to the professional trajectories of a group of people and is used across contexts such as sports, arts, science, and public life.

In grammar, pályájuk functions as a possessive noun phrase and follows standard Hungarian case inflection. The base form is pályájuk; it can take endings to indicate different grammatical cases, for example pályájukat (their careers as a direct object), pályájukról (about their careers), or pályájukban (in their careers). The phrase is often accompanied by a following noun or clause to specify the area of activity or the development of those careers, as in pályájuk alakulása (the development of their careers). It should be noted that pálya-related phrases are common in biographical or evaluative writing and are distinct from pályafutás, which more specifically denotes a life-long career path.

Examples:

- A zenészek pályájuk kezdeteiről beszéltek. (The musicians spoke about the beginnings of their careers.)

- A sportolók pályájuk alakulását követték egy riportban. (They followed the development of their careers in a report.)