Grammar Topic
Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns (én, te, ez, az, etc.)
1. Personal pronouns
Because Hungarian has no grammatical gender, one word, ő, means “he,” “she,” or “it” depending on context.
| Person | Singular | English | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | én | I | mi | we |
| 2nd | te | you (informal singular) | ti | you (informal plural) |
| 3rd | ő | he, she, it | ők | they |
| Polite | Ön | you (formal singular) | Önök | you (formal plural) |
Note: Ön and Önök are polite forms of “you.” Grammatically, they behave like third person forms: Ön beszél means “you speak” politely, but the verb form is the same as “he/she speaks.”
2. Demonstrative pronouns: this / that
These point to distance.
| Distance | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Near: this | ez | ezek (these) |
| Far: that | az | azok (those) |
- Mi ez? Ez telefon. - What is this? This is a phone.
- Mi az? Az könyv. - What is that? That is a book.