4.4.1. Case-marking
The possessor is dative marked. An unmarked possessor cannot be used in this construction.
A | fiú-k*(-nak) | van | pénz-e. |
the | boy-PL-DAT | be.3SG | money-POSS |
’The boys have money.’
Source: É. Kiss 2002: 175.
If the pronominal possessor is overt, it is dativa marked. Unmarked pronouns cannot be possessors in this construction.
Nek-em/*én | van | gyerek-em. |
DAT-1SG/I | be.3SG | child-1SG |
’I have a child.’
Source: É. Kiss 2014c: 63. (example slightly modified)
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