Dutch

Suffix

-je n ‎(plural jes)

1. Variant of -tje.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛ]

Suffix

-je

1. (possessive suffix) his, her, its (third-person singular, single possession)

   kert ‎(“garden”) → a kertje ‎(“his/her/its garden”)

   betű ‎(“letter”) → a betűje ‎(“his/her/its letter”)

   vese ‎(“kidney”) → a veséje ‎(“his/her/its kidney”)

Declension

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -a is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -e is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ja is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.

  -je is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

Lower Sorbian

Suffix

-je

1. -ly (used to turn an adjective into an adverb of manner)

Usage notes

The j of this suffix merges with certain preceding consonants to create palatalized consonants not followed by j:

• d + j → ź
• zd + j → zdź
• g + j → z
• k + j → c
• ch + j → š
• ł + j → l
• t + j → ś
• st + j → sć

Derived terms

Synonyms

• -o

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьje.

Suffix

-je ‎(Cyrillic spelling -је)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.

See also

• -e