szavait
Szavait is a Hungarian grammatical form that translates roughly to “his/her words” and is used to refer specifically to the words spoken by someone. In standard Hungarian, szavait functions as a definite direct object form of a third-person possessive construction describing a plural noun phrase meaning words. The form illustrates how possession, number, and definiteness can be combined in a single word.
Morphology and usage: szavait derives from the base for “word” and its possessive and definite direct-object
Typical contexts: szavait appears in news reporting, literary narration, or academic analysis whenever the focus is
- Az elemző a politikus szavait idézte. (The analyst quoted the politician’s words.)
- A diákok a tanár szavait figyelemmel hallgatták. (The students listened attentively to the teacher’s words.)
See also: Hungarian grammar, possessive suffixes, definite direct object, quotation in Hungarian.