amelynek

Amelynek is a Hungarian relative pronoun form used to introduce a dependent clause that marks possession, roughly equivalent to “whose” in English. It is employed when the possessor of a noun mentioned in the relative clause is the antecedent in the main clause.

Morphology and usage: The basic relative pronoun is amely. To express possession inside the relative clause, the form amelynek is commonly used with singular antecedents, and the form amelyeknek is used with plural antecedents. The possessed noun inside the relative clause takes its own possessive form, showing the relationship between the possessor and the possessed item. For example: A doboz, amelynek teteje piros. (The box, whose top is red.) A dobozok, amelyeknek tetejei pirosak. (The boxes, whose tops are red.)

Notes: Hungarian also uses other relative constructions for people, such as akinek, which handles possession when the antecedent is a person. Amelynek and its plural form amelyeknek are particularly common with inanimate antecedents, but can appear in various formal and written registers. Relatives built with amelynek or amelyeknek help clarify possession across clauses and are a standard part of Hungarian syntax and style.

See also: Hungarian grammar, relative clauses, possessive constructions.