mérszámát

Mérszámát is a Hungarian term that translates to "its measure" or "its quantity." It is a grammatical construct used in Hungarian to indicate possession or to refer to a specific measurement or quantity associated with a noun. This possessive suffix, often attached to nouns, signifies that something belongs to or is a characteristic of the preceding noun. For instance, if a noun signifies "house," adding the appropriate mérszámát ending would convey "its house" or "the measure of its house."

The usage of mérszámát is integral to the Hungarian language's agglutinative nature, where suffixes are added to root words to convey grammatical information. While a direct English equivalent doesn't exist as a single word, the concept is similar to English possessive structures like "its" or phrases like "the amount of." The specific form of the mérszámát suffix varies depending on the grammatical person, number, and case of the possessor and the possessed. Understanding this grammatical feature is crucial for comprehending possessive relationships and measurements within Hungarian sentences. It allows for concise and nuanced expression of ownership and quantity.