pénzem

Pénz is the Hungarian word for money, and pénzem is the first‑person singular possessive form meaning “my money.” It is used to indicate that money belongs to the speaker. In everyday Hungarian, phrases such as Ez a pénzem (This is my money) or Van pénzem (I have money) are common, and the form is often used in conversation to emphasize ownership or personal funds.

Grammar and usage: Hungarian marks possession with suffixes attached to the possessed noun. For the noun pénz, the 1st‑person singular possessive form is pénzem. The stem is pénz, and the suffix -em signals “my.” Other possessive forms include pénzed (your money), pénze (his/her money), pénzünk (our money), pénzetek (your money, plural), and pénzük (their money). The usual word order is noun first, with the possessive form attached, as in Van pénzem (I have money) or Nincs pénzem (I do not have money).

Etymology: The word pénz is among the oldest Hungarian terms for money, and its exact origin is uncertain. Most scholars trace it to early contact with Slavic languages, with related forms in Polish pieniądz and in other Slavic languages such as peníze in Czech, all ultimately connected to Proto-Slavic roots referring to money. The precise lineage within Hungarian remains a topic of linguistic study.

Notes: The term pénz is treated as a mass noun in Hungarian, and its possessive forms follow standard patterning for nouns of similar shape. The form pénzem is widely understood across Hungarian varieties and is used in formal and informal contexts alike.