ismeretük

Ismeretük is the third-person plural possessive form of the Hungarian noun ismeret, meaning knowledge or familiarity. It denotes the knowledge or familiarity that belongs to a group of people. The base noun ismeret can refer to factual knowledge about a topic, practical know-how, or to familiarity or acquaintance with a person or place. The form is used in neutral or formal writing to indicate possession by a plural subject.

In Hungarian, possession is expressed by attaching suffixes to the noun rather than by a separate possessive pronoun; ismeretük combines the root ismeret with the possessive suffix -ük. The same noun can take other possessive forms for singular possessors, such as ismeretem (my knowledge), ismereted (your knowledge), or ismerete (his/her knowledge).

Ismeretük can appear in phrases that clarify what is known by the group, for example: a témáról való ismeretük mély (their knowledge about the topic is deep). It can also be used in expressions like ismeretük szerint (according to their knowledge), which signals that a statement is based on what the group knows.

Etymology and related terms: ismeret derives from the verb ismerni, meaning to know. Related words include ismeretség (acquaintance) and tudás (knowledge), which are used in overlapping but distinct senses. Ismeretük, as a possessive form, highlights the social or collective dimension of knowledge in discourse.