családját

Családját is a Hungarian grammatical form that refers to the definite-object version of the noun család (family) when it expresses a third-person possession. It literally means “his/her/its family” as a definite object in a sentence. The form is created by combining two suffixes: the third-person possessive suffix -ja/-je, which yields családja (his/her/its family), and the definite-object suffix -t, which turns it into családját. In other words, the same base word can appear as családja (with no definite object) or as családját when the speaker treats the family as a known, specific object of the verb.

Usage and function: Családját is used whenever the speaker refers to a specific, identifiable family as the object of the action. It commonly appears with verbs of protection, care, communication, or obligation. For example: Megvédte a családját. (He protected his/her/its family.) Elhagyta a családját. (He left his/her/its family.) The form demonstrates both possession (the family belonging to someone) and definiteness (the speaker and listener know which family is being discussed).

Grammatical notes: The suffix combination reflects two layers of Hungarian morphology: possessive marking for third-person ownership and the definite-object suffix required when the object is definite. Other possessors would form corresponding definite-object variants, such as a családomat (my family as a definite object) or a családodat (your family as a definite object). Családját thus operates as a standard example of how Hungarian marks possessed nouns as definite objects.