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A gyermekeknek a könyvük, the book of the boys, asserts that one book is belonging to two or more boys, because the possessor gyermek is here in the plural.

Or, the object possessed is one or more; as,

1. A gyermek könyve, the book of the boy.

2. A gyermek könyvei, the books of the boy.

The relations of the object to the possessor are four:—

1. Object and possessor in singular,

könyv-em, my book.

2. Object in singular and possessor in plural,

könyvünk, our book.

3. Object in plural and possessor in singular,

könyveim, my books.

4. Object in plural and possessor in plural,

könyveink, our books.

In each of these cases there are three persons to be distinguished.

Examples.

1. könyv, a book.		2. ház, a house.
1. The Object in the Singular.
1. könyv-em	my book.	1. ház-am	my house.
2. könyv-ed	thy book.	2. ház-ad	thy house.
3. könyv-e	his book.	3. ház-a	his house.