hibáik

hibáik is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning their faults or their mistakes. It is formed from the base noun hiba, meaning fault or error, combined with a possessive suffix indicating third-person plural ownership. In Hungarian, hibáik is used when referring to faults or errors that belong to a group of people rather than to a single person.

In usage, hibáik functions as the possessed noun and can serve as the subject or object in a sentence, depending on word order and surrounding grammar. The corresponding non-possessed plural is hibák (faults, mistakes), while hibáik explicitly marks that the faults belong to others (they/them). The form is common in everyday speech as well as in writing, including journalism and literature, when discussing a group’s mistakes or shortcomings.

Semantically, hibáik carries a neutral to negative connotation: it points to mistakes attributed to a particular group. As with many possessive forms in Hungarian, it does not imply blame by itself; the surrounding verbs and adjectives determine tone and evaluation. Related terms include hiba (singular), hibák (plural), and hibás (faulty or defective), which are used to describe faults more generally.

Example: A hibáik nem voltak szándékosak. (Their faults were not intentional.) This illustrates how hibáik functions as the possessed noun in a sentence.