Duplication With Demonstrative Determiners
When the noun has a plural suffix, a "case" suffix or a postposition, this is duplicated on the demonstrative. As with the demonstrative pronouns, for most suffixes, preservative consonant assimilation also occurs. Examples:
| Basic form with definite article | With demonstrative determiner |
|---|---|
| a lakások ("the flats/apartments", subject) | ezek a lakások ("these flats/apartments", subject) |
| a lakást ("the flat/apartment", object) | ezt a lakást ("this flat/apartment", object) |
| a lakásban ("in the flat/apartment") | ebben a lakásban ("in this flat/apartment") |
| a lakással ("with the flat/apartment") | ezzel a lakással ("with this flat/apartment") |
| a lakás alatt ("under the flat/apartment") | ez alatt a lakás alatt ("under this flat/apartment") |
As peripheral phenomena, there also exist non-duplicating forms, like e, ezen, eme, azon and ama (the latter two referring to distant objects), but they are poetic or obsolete (cf. ";yonder"). For example: e házban = eme házban = ebben a házban ("in this house"). Ezen and azon are used before vowel-initial words, e.g. ezen emberek = ezek az emberek ("these people"). The duplicating forms (as in the chart above) are far more widespread than these.
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