Ápolásuk

Ápolásuk is a Hungarian noun phrase formed by the noun ápolás (care, nursing) and the third-person plural possessive suffix -uk or -ük, meaning "their care." It is used when care is attributed to or associated with a group of people, such as family members, caregivers, or institutions. This form illustrates Hungarian's synthetic possessive construction, where possession is encoded directly on the noun.

Grammatically, the possessive suffix -uk/-ük agrees with the possessor in number and is chosen according to vowel harmony. The phrase functions as a nominal unit and can act as a subject or object in a sentence, often accompanied by modifiers or determiners: "Az ápolásuk fontos a beteg jóllétéhez" or "A család ápolásuk kiemelten fontos." In contexts where the possessor is singular, other possessive forms would be used (például az ápolásom, az ápolásod).

In use, ápolásuk commonly appears in medical, social, and family discourse to denote the care provided by or for a group. It is not a separate lexical item with a standalone sense beyond "their care," but it demonstrates how Hungarian encodes possession directly on the noun, without requiring a possessive pronoun.