összegük

Összegük is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning "their sum" or "their total." It is formed from the noun összeg (sum, total) plus the third-person plural possessive suffix -ük, marking that the sum belongs to a group. The form functions as a nominal expression referring to the total amount associated with multiple items or people.

Usage and context: Összegük appears in arithmetic, accounting, budgeting, and everyday statements when the total for a group is being discussed. It can act as the subject or the object in a sentence. Examples include: "Az összegük ötven forint volt." (Their total was fifty forints.) "Az összegük megegyezik a kért összeggel." (Their total matches the requested amount.) The phrase emphasizes the ownership of the sum by the group.

Morphology and syntax: Összegük is created by attaching the possessive suffix to the base összeg. Like other Hungarian possessive forms, it reflects number and possession without changing the root meaning of összeg. The word is typically used with a definite article or in determiner contexts to specify which group is being referred to.

Etymology: The term derives from összeg, meaning sum, combined with the possessive suffix -ük to indicate ownership by a plural subject.

See also: összeg, possessive constructions in Hungarian, Hungarian arithmetic terminology.