magunkon

Magunkon is a locative form of the Hungarian pronoun magunk, meaning “ourselves.” It yields the meaning “on us” and is used in constructions where something is located on or touching the subject group, or where actions, tests, or states pertain to or affect us as a group. As a case form, magunkon is part of the set of locative forms built from magunk (e.g., magamon, magadon, magunkon, magatokon, magukon), and it appears most often in written or formal contexts, though it can occur in everyday speech as well.

In usage, magunkon functions similarly to other locative pronouns: it marks position or relation to the subject rather than direction. It is commonly employed in sentences describing something that applies to or is experienced by the group, including psychological, medical, or evaluative contexts, as well as idiomatic expressions about responsibility or impact. The form is typically used when the reference is to the group’s bodies, surfaces, or figurative “on-ness” rather than to a transfer of action toward the group.

Examples (illustrative):

- A vizsgálatot magunkon végezzük el, hogy megértsük a tüneteket. (We perform the test on ourselves to understand the symptoms.)

- A felelősség a magunkon nyugszik, és ezt vállalnunk kell. (The responsibility rests on us, and we must bear it.)

Magunkon is related to other locative forms of magunk and to the broader system of Hungarian reflexive pronouns and locative cases. It should not be confused with magunkra, which marks a directional or onto-onto relation rather than a strictly locative one.