A comparative compares two people or things. Age comparisons include , older, and , younger. The complete sibling words are , older brother; , younger brother; , older sister; , younger sister. My forms are . is sibling.
Family and possessed nouns
The sibling set distinguishes age and sex: older brother, younger brother, older sister, younger sister. With my: . The learner has . This is lexical meaning, not grammatical gender agreement.
Regular possessed nouns use vowel-harmonic suffixes: ; . Some vowel-final nouns have -ja/-je: , . Age uses , while a baby is .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I have one younger brother. | ||
| I have one younger brother. | ||
| I have one older sister. | ||
| I have one older sister. | ||
| He is my son. | ||
| He is my son. | ||
| She is my daughter. | ||
| She is my daughter. | ||
| I am thirty years old. | ||
| I am thirty years old. | ||
| The baby is six months old. | ||
| The baby is six months old. | ||
Egy öcsém van.I have one younger brother.
Egy nővérem van.I have one older sister.
Ő a fiam.He is my son.
Ő a lányom.She is my daughter.
Harmincéves vagyok.I am thirty years old.
A kisbaba hat hónapos.The baby is six months old.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I have one younger brother.
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I have one older sister.
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He is my son.
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She is my daughter.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Egy van.
I have one younger brother.
Egy van.
I have one older sister.
Ő a .
He is my son.
Ő a .
She is my daughter.
Harminc vagyok.
I am thirty years old.
A kisbaba hat .
The baby is six months old.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ő a .
He is my son.
Ő a .
She is my daughter.
Harminc vagyok.
I am thirty years old.
A kisbaba hat .
The baby is six months old.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I have one younger brother.
I have one older sister.
He is my son.
She is my daughter.
The baby is six months old.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I have one younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one older sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one older sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He is my son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He is my son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
She is my daughter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
She is my daughter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
