másolatának

Másolat meaning copy or duplicate, Hungarian. Másolatának is a form of that word used to express a possessive relationship in third-person singular, typically within a genitive or related construction. It results from attaching the third-person possessive suffix to másolat and then the following case or linking element, producing a form such as -ának. In plain terms, másolatának translates roughly to “of its/their/your copy” depending on context, often rendering as “the copy of X” or “its copy.”

In Hungarian grammar, possession is marked on the possessed noun. When the noun is másolat and the possessor is in the third person singular, the form másolatának appears in phrases where the copy is linked to that possessor and a following verb or noun specifies the relation. For example: a dokumentum másolatának hitelesítése means “the authentication of the document’s copy” or “the copy of the document.” Another example could be a levél másolatának kézbesítése, meaning “the delivery of the letter’s copy.” The exact interpretation depends on the surrounding sentence and the required case.

Usage notes: másolatának is more common in formal or written Hungarian, especially in technical or legal language. In everyday speech, speakers often use simpler constructions such as a másolata (his/her/its copy) or rephrase to avoid the compound possessive.

Etymology: it is formed from másolat (copy) plus the third-person possessive suffix, with the appropriate case suffix, yielding a word that functions to express possession or association of a copy to a possessor.