emlékei

Emlékei is a Hungarian word that functions as the third-person possessive form of the noun emlék, meaning memory, remembrance, or memento. In use, emlékei generally translates to “his/her/its memories” or, in context, to the memories belonging to a referenced person or entity. The form can also appear in phrases that convey reminiscence, recollection, or the acts of recalling past events.

Etymology and form

The base word emlék denotes a memory or something kept in remembrance. By adding a possessive suffix, emlék can take forms that indicate ownership. Emlékei is the commonly encountered written form for the third-person possessive in contexts referring to memories held by someone or something. In Hungarian, possessive constructions depend on the person of the possessor, and emlékei is one of the standard ways to express “its/their/his/her memories” when the possessor is a third person singular or plural subject, depending on the surrounding grammar.

Usage

Emlékei appears in both everyday language and literary contexts to reference personal recollections or collective memories associated with a subject. For example: “A férfi emlékei sokat jelentenek neki” (The man’s memories mean a lot to him). The term can also be used more broadly to discuss historical memory or remembered events in essays, memoirs, or reportage.

See also

emlék, emlékmű, emlékezés, memória (memory in other languages).