Nyelvtani tema

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.