Inclusive pronouns (Hungarian)

Pl1=Pl1: Number distinction exists for the first­person, but inclusive and exclusive are not distinguished.


(1) mi,  azaz te és én, holnap mozi-ba megy-ünk.

we  namely you and I tomorrow cinema-ill go-prs.1pl

‘We, you and me, are going to the cinema tomorrow.’


(2) mi, azaz ő és én, holnap mozi-ba megy-ünk.

we namely (s)he and I tomorrow cinema-ill go-prs.1pl

‘We, (s)he and me, are going to the cinema tomorow.’


In Hungarian, the first person plural pronouns can express both inclusive and exclusive meaning.

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás