eredményük

Eredményük is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “their result” or, in plural sense, “their results.” It is formed from the noun eredmény (result) plus the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük, whose exact form follows vowel harmony. In standard usage, eredményük refers to a single result belonging to a group; the plural form is eredményeik, meaning “their results.”

Grammatically, eredményük functions as a possessive modifier. It can occur in different syntactic roles, such as a subject complement, a prepositional object, or in constructions with szerint meaning “according to.” The suffix shows possession by a plural subject, and the word adapts to surrounding vowels according to Hungarian harmony rules.

Usage notes: the phrase is common in reporting, analysis, and comparative statements where outcomes of a group’s actions are described. For example, Az eredményük szerint a projekt sikeres volt. (“According to their result, the project was successful.”) If one wants to refer to multiple outcomes, the correct form is eredményeik (their results).

Etymology: eredmény derives from ered- (to come forth, to arise) with the nominalizing suffix -mény, a productive formation in Hungarian. The possessive suffix -ük is appended to produce eredményük, with the variant -ük/-ük chosen to harmonize with the stem’s vowels.

See also: eredmény, eredmények, possessive suffixes in Hungarian grammar.