Tárgyaikat

Tárgyaikat is a Hungarian inflected form meaning “their objects” or “their belongings.” It is derived from the noun tárgy (object, matter; also a subject in an academic sense) combined with the third-person plural possessive suffix -aik, and the definite direct-object marker -t. The resulting form marks that the possessed items belong to a group of people (they), and it is used when the object is definite in the clause.

Morphology and usage

The form illustrates how Hungarian bundles possession and definiteness in a single noun phrase. The base noun tárgy receives the possessive suffix -aik to indicate ownership by a third-person plural group. When the object is definite, the accusative ending -t is added, yielding tárgyaikat. This contrasts with forms like tárgyai (their objects, indefinite or as a non-definite direct object in some contexts) or tárgyukat (their objects as definite plural, depending on sentence structure). The exact shape of the possessive and object endings follows vowel harmony and word-final phonology, but tárgyaikat is a standard, common spelling in everyday Hungarian.

Contexts and meanings

Tárgyaikat can refer to tangible belongings (books, clothes, tools) or to abstract matters (topics, subjects) depending on the sense of tárgy in the sentence. The phrase is typical in narratives, reports, and conversations where a group’s possessions or topics of interest are being discussed. It functions as a definite direct object, so it often appears with verbs that govern a definite object, such as látni (to see), mutatni (to show), or keresni (to search for).

Examples

Megmutatta a tárgyaikat. (He showed their belongings.)

A diákok megváltoztatták a tárgyaikat. (The students changed their subjects/topics.)