partnerét

Partnerét is a Hungarian grammatical form derived from the noun partner. It means “his partner,” “her partner,” or “its partner” when used as the definite direct object in a sentence. The form is created by taking the third-person possessive base partneré and adding the definite direct object suffix -t, resulting in partnerét.

Formation and morphology: Partner is a loanword from English (and/or German). The possessive suffix -é marks third-person ownership, and the suffix -t marks the definite direct object. Therefore partnerét literally encodes “the partner” belonging to him/her and used as a definite object.

Usage: Partnerét is used when the object is definite and refers to the partner of the subject or a clearly identified person. It commonly appears in both personal and business contexts. Examples:

- Felhívtam a partnerét. I called his/her partner.

- Megkértem a partnerét, hogy legyen ott. I asked his/her partner to be there.

Notes: In contexts without a definite reference, speakers may use the non-definite form partneré, depending on the intended emphasis and sentence structure. The choice between definite partnerét and non-definite forms reflects whether the speaker treats the partner as a specifically identified person or as a more general referent within the discourse.