Szakértelmüket

Szakértelmüket is a definite-object form of the Hungarian noun phrase szakértelmük, meaning “their expertise.” The base noun szakértelem refers to professional knowledge, skill, or competence. The form szakértelmüket combines the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük with the definite-object suffix -et, and is used when the expertise in question is treated as a definite, known object in the sentence.

In usage, szakértelmüket marks that the subject possesses the expertise in question and that it functions as the direct object. For example: A cég a szakértelmüket a projekt megvalósítására fordította. (The company allocated their expertise to the implementation of the project.) A tanácsadók a szakértelmüket megosztották a csapattal. (The consultants shared their expertise with the team.) A beadvány szerint a szakértelmüket a piac legújabb követelményeihez igazították. (According to the report, they adapted their expertise to the latest market requirements.)

Grammatically, szakértelmüket illustrates how Hungarian combines possessive forms with the definite-object suffix in a single noun phrase. The form is not used when the object is indefinite or non-specific (e.g., szakértelem would be used in a non-definite sense). Related terms include szakértelem (expertise) and other possessive forms such as szakértelmük without the definite object ending.

See also: szakértelem, magyar grammar on definite objects, possessive suffixes.