Étkezésük

Étkezésük is a Hungarian grammatical construction that translates roughly as "their meals" or "their eating," depending on context. It is formed from étkezés, meaning meal or eating, plus the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük. The resulting word marks possession by a group referenced in the surrounding text.

In terms of forms, étkezésük can refer to a single meal in a group’s possession, while the plural form étkezéseik is used to indicate multiple meals. The base étkezés receives the possessive suffix, and when referring to several meals the noun is understood through the plural étkezések with the corresponding possessive form étkezéseik. For example, étkezésük can mean “their meal,” whereas étkezéseik means “their meals.”

Usage guidelines: Étkezésük is used in descriptive or narrative writing to indicate ownership of meals by a group, such as a family, team, or community. It appears as part of noun phrases like étkezésük rendje (the order of their meals) or étkezéseik íze (the taste of their meals). The construction reflects Hungarian possessive grammar and is common in standard written language.

Notes: Étkezés as a stand-alone term refers to the act of eating or a meal, while étkezésük and étkezéseik are the possessive forms that assign that eating to a group. Related topics include étkezés and the broader system of Hungarian possessive suffixes, which vary with person and number.

See also: étkezés, Hungarian possessive suffixes, Hungarian grammar.