Inclusivity in verbal inflection (Hungarian)

Pl1=Pl1: First-­person plural does not have an inclusive/exclusive distinction.


(1) mi, azaz te és én, koncert-re megy-ünk.

we namely you and I concert-sub go-prs.1pl

’We, you and me, are going to the concert.’


(2) mi, azaz ő és én, koncert-re megy-ünk.

we namely (s)he and I concert-sub go-prs.1pl

’We, he/she and me, are going to the concert.’


In Hungarian, the first person plural verb forms can express inclusive (1) and exclusive (2) meanings.

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás