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Plural possession functions the same way as singular possession, it just has different endings. You will not add the standard plural ending to nouns in this case. You would only add the endings specified here, which will indicate the noun is both plural and possessive.

If you haven’t already, please go over Vowel Harmony and Vowel Lengthening so you will know how to apply the correct endings.

I also have a post on singular possession HERE.

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Possession: Multiple Objects

Én

• words ending in a vowel: -im
• back-vowel words: -aim (¹-jaim)
• front-vowel words: -eim (¹-jeim)

a macska -> a macskák -> a macskáim
the cat -> the cats -> my cats

az asztal -> az asztalok -> az asztalaim
the table -> the tables -> my tables

a szék -> a székek -> a székeim
the chair -> the chairs -> my chairs

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Te

• words ending in a vowel: -id
• back-vowel words: -aid (¹-jaid)
• front-vowel words: -eid (¹-jeid)

a kutya -> a kutyák -> a kutyáid
the dog -> the dogs -> your dogs 

a polc -> a polcok -> a polcaid
the shelf -> the shelves -> your shelves

a szék -> a székek -> a székeid
the chair -> the chairs -> your chairs

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Ő  (Ön)

• words ending in a vowel: -i
• back-vowel words: -ai (¹-jai)
• front-vowel words: -ei (¹-jei)

a macska -> a macskák -> a macskái
the cat -> the cats -> xir/your (pol.) cats

a polc -> a polcok -> a polcai
the shelf -> the shelves -> xir/your (pol.) shelves

a szék -> a székek -> a székei
the chair -> the chairs -> xir/your (pol.) chairs 

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Mi

• words ending in a vowel: -ink
• back-vowel words: -aink (¹-jaink)
• front-vowel words: -eink (¹-jeink)

a macska -> a macskák -> a macskáink
the cat -> the cats -> our cats

az asztal -> az asztalok -> az asztalaink
the table -> the tables -> our tables

a gyerek -> a gyerekek -> a gyerekeink
the kid -> the kids -> our kids

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Ti

• words ending in a vowel (back-vowel): -itok
• words ending in a vowel (front-vowel): -itek
• back-vowel words: -aitok (¹-jaitok)
• front-vowel words: -eitek (¹-jeitek)

a macska -> a macskák -> a macskáitok
the cat -> the cats -> your (inf. pl.) cats

a körte -> a körték -> a körtéitek
the pear -> the pears -> your (inf. pl.) pears 

a polc -> a polcok -> a polcaitok
the shelf -> the shelves -> your (inf. pl.) shelves

a szék -> a székek -> a székeitek
the chair -> the chairs -> your (inf. pl.) chairs

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Ők (Önök)

• words ending in a vowel: -ik
• back-vowel words: -aik (¹-jaik)
• front-vowel words: -eik (¹-jeik)

a macska -> a macskák -> a macskáik
the cat -> the cats -> their/your (pol. pl.) cats 

az asztal -> asztalok -> asztalaik
the table -> the tables -> their/your (pol. pl.) tables 

a szék -> a székek -> a székeik
the chair -> the chairs -> their/your (pol. pl.) chairs 

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¹Okay, you’re all probably wondering about the “j” thing. Remember the post about singular possession, and I included the pdf about the special endings for 3rd person singular and plural¹? Basically, if a noun receives one of the “j” endings in 3rd person singular possession (i.e. -ja/-je), then it will have a “j” in plural possession as well.

Now this is not always the case. There will be some exceptions.

¹whenever I say “3rd person singular and plural” I am also talking about Ön / Önök because they take the same endings as ő and ők respectively.