fölöttük

Fölöttük is a Hungarian postpositional form meaning “above them” or “over them.” It functions as a locative expression that indicates something is positioned above a plural group referred to by the pronoun ők (they). The form is built from the preposition or postposition fölött (above) plus the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük, which marks the reference as a group of people or objects.

Morphology and forms

Fölöttük is part of a set of word forms that attach to the personal pronouns to express location relative to different subjects. The corresponding forms for other persons and numbers are fölöttem (above me), fölötted (above you, singular), fölötte (above him/her/it), fölöttünk (above us), fölöttetek (above you, plural), and fölöttük (above them). These forms function as adverbial locatives and typically accompany verbs or describe the position of another element in relation to the specified group.

Usage

Fölöttük is used to describe a spatial relationship in which something is located over or above a group of people or objects. It often appears in narratives or descriptions of scenes involving multiple agents or entities. Beyond literal space, it can also carry metaphorical nuances in contexts where “above” is understood in a figurative sense (for example, in discussions of influence or priority relative to a group).

Examples

The airplane flew over them: A repülőgép fölöttük repült.

The clouds hung above us: A felhőzet fölöttünk gomolygott.

See also

fölött, a general preposition meaning above; fölülsös forms used with other pronouns.