Reflexive pronouns and intensifiers (Hungarian)

Refl=Intens: Reflexive pronouns and intensifiers are identical in form.


(1) zsófi meg-üt-ött-e magá-t.

Zsófi pref-hit-pst-obj.3sg self-acc

‘Zsófi hurt herself.’


(2) zsófi maga men-t terep-re.

Zsófi self go-pst.3sg field-sub

‘Zsófi went to the field herself.’


(3) maga zsófi men-t terep-re.

self Zsófi go-pst.3sg field-sub

‘Zsófi herself went to the field.’


In Hungarian, reflexive pronouns (1) are the same as the adverbial (2) and the adnominal (3) personal pronouns (cf. Kugler‒Laczkó 2000: 152‒165).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás