szobája

Szobája is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “his/her/its room.” It is the third-person singular possessive form of szoba (room). The possessive suffix -ja (or -je, depending on vowel harmony) is attached to the noun, producing szobája. The result is a noun phrase that indicates ownership by the third person singular (ő). In sentences the form inflects for case, for example szobáját for the direct object (the accusative): Láttam a szobáját means “I saw his/her room.”

The base word szoba refers to a room or chamber within a building and can denote any individual room used or owned by a person. The possessive phrase szobája specifically marks ownership by the third person singular, and it is commonly contrasted with other possessive forms such as szobám (my room) and szobád (your room). In addition, szobájában means “in his/her room,” illustrating how the form combines with locative suffixes to express different cases and relations.

Szobája should not be confused with szobái, which would indicate plural possessive forms related to multiple rooms. The word is widely used in everyday Hungarian and in writing when a speaker or writer needs to refer to someone’s room in a concise, grammatically correct way. See also szoba for the base noun.