-enek

See also: enek, ének, and -enék

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -nek (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛnɛk]

Suffix

-enek

2. (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enek → ‎segítenek (“they help, they are helping; (formal) you help, you are helping”)

Usage notes

    Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes

Person		Back     vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-ok	-ek	-ök
	-ik verbs (optional)	-om	-em	-öm
te	2nd person singular	-sz
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-asz	-esz
	after s, sz, z, dz	-ol	-el	-öl
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	–
	-ik verbs	-ik
mi	1st person plural	-unk	-ünk
ti	2nd person plural	-tok	-tek	-tök
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-otok	-etek	-ötök
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nak	-nek
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anak	-enek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -nak is added to back-vowel verbs

  tanul (“study”) → A gyerekek nem tanulnak eleget. ― The children are not studying enough.

  -nek is added to front-vowel verbs

  énekel (“sing”) → A madarak énekelnek. ― The birds are singing.

  -anak is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  tanít (“teach”) → Mire tanítanak minket az állatok? ― What do animals teach us?

  -enek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  fest (“paint”) → A gyerekek festenek. ― The children are painting.

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes