néger
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈneːɡɛr]
- Hyphenation: né‧ger
Noun
néger (plural négerek)
- (now potentially offensive) black (a person of African descent)
- (derogatory) ghostwriter
Usage notes
Originally, the word had a neutral tone in Hungarian. However, its usage was affected by its meaning in other countries, especially in the United States. The Hungarian media prefers to use fekete (“black”) or afrikai (“African”) instead. The Hungarian phrase színes bőrű (“colored”) is also considered offensive by many.
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | néger | négerek |
accusative | négert | négereket |
dative | négernek | négereknek |
instrumental | négerrel | négerekkel |
causal-final | négerért | négerekért |
translative | négerré | négerekké |
terminative | négerig | négerekig |
essive-formal | négerként | négerekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | négerben | négerekben |
superessive | négeren | négereken |
adessive | négernél | négereknél |
illative | négerbe | négerekbe |
sublative | négerre | négerekre |
allative | négerhez | négerekhez |
elative | négerből | négerekből |
delative | négerről | négerekről |
ablative | négertől | négerektől |
Possessive forms of néger | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | négerem | négereim |
2nd person sing. | négered | négereid |
3rd person sing. | négere | négerei |
1st person plural | négerünk | négereink |
2nd person plural | négeretek | négereitek |
3rd person plural | négerük | négereik |
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