Szemeid

Szemeid is the Hungarian word meaning “your eyes.” It is formed from the noun szem, meaning eye, together with a possessive suffix that marks the second person as the possessor. The result is a plural noun phrase referring to the eyes belonging to the person being addressed.

Usage and function: Szemeid is used to indicate possession of the eyes by the listener or reader in both spoken and written Hungarian. It can appear as the subject or object of a sentence, depending on the grammar of the clause. For example, in the sentence Szemeid csillognak, your eyes are sparkling, the noun functions as the subject and the verb agrees in the third-person plural form.

Morphology and related forms: Hungarian expresses possession through suffixation rather than separate possessive pronouns. Szemeid exemplifies how the base noun szem can take a second-person possessive ending to produce a phrase meaning “your eyes.” In other cases, the same root can yield forms like szemed (your eye) or szemeidet (your eyes in the accusative/directed case), depending on number, case, and formality.

Etymology and usage in language: The word is built from a common core word for eye (szem) and standard Hungarian possessive morphology. It is widely understood in everyday speech, literature, and poetry as a direct, intimate reference to a listener’s eyes.

See also: Hungarian grammar, Possessive forms in Hungarian, Hungarian vocabulary related to body parts.