Önmaguk

Önmaguk is a Hungarian reflexive pronoun form formed by combining the formal second-person pronoun Ön with the plural reflexive maguk. It is used to refer reflexively to the group addressed with politeness, and is commonly interpreted as “yourselves” in contexts where the addressed group is the referent of the action. In descriptive grammar, önmaguk is treated as a fixed compound pronoun rather than a simple sequence of two words.

Morphology and formation: The components are Ön, the formal address for “you,” and maguk, the plural reflexive. The resulting form functions as a single unit in positions where Hungarian reflexive pronouns appear, and it behaves like other reflexive pronouns in terms of reference and agreement with the verb.

Usage: It appears primarily in formal registers and administrative discourse, where politeness toward a group and reflexive reference intersect. It signals that the action or attribute is tied back to the addressed group in a self-referential or self-directed sense. The exact interpretation can vary with verb choice and sentence context, and in casual speech simpler reflexive pronouns are more common.

See also: Hungarian pronouns; reflexive pronouns; politeness forms in Hungarian.

Note: While önmaguk is cited in some linguistic descriptions as a reflexive construction, its use remains relatively specialized and its frequency is lower in everyday spoken Hungarian compared with more common pronouns and forms.