Szerepük

Szerepük is a Hungarian possessive form meaning “their role.” It is formed by the noun szerep (role, part) together with the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük, producing szerepük. The form is used when the possessor of the role is plural, referring to roles that belong to multiple people or entities.

In Hungarian, possessive suffixes attach directly to the noun and reflect person and number. Examples on the same paradigm are szerepem (my role), szereped (your role, singular), szerepe (his/her/its role), szerepünk (our role), szerepetek (your role, plural), szerepük (their role). The suffixes are written as one word with the noun.

Usage and nuance: szerepük is commonly used to indicate ownership of roles by multiple actors, participants, or groups, whether in theatre, film, organizations, or metaphorical contexts. It often appears in expressions like szerepük szerint (“according to their roles”) and szerepük eloszlása (“the distribution of their roles”). It can also function as the direct object form with a following verb, as in a rendező megállapította a szerepüket (“the director determined their roles”), or as a subject phrase in sentences describing behavior or responsibilities.

See also: the singular possessive forms such as szerepe (his/her role) and the broader Hungarian possessive suffix system, including -m, -d, -ja/-je, -nk, -tek, -ük, which encode person and number across different nouns.