See also: nek, nec, neck, and -nek

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -né (conditional suffix) +‎ -k (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nék

  1. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
    olvas (to read) + ‎-nék → ‎olvasnék (I would read)
    Ma csak könyveket olvasnék.Today I would read only books.
  2. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the third-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    kér (to ask) + ‎-nék → ‎kérnék (they would ask)
    Ők azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket.They would ask you to call them.
  3. (personal suffix, archaic, only with -ik verbs) Forms the third-person singular conditional present indefinite.
    • 1854, János Vajda, Béla királyfi (‘Prince Béla’)
      Legeléskor csöndes, ehhöz semmi kedve, ¶ Mintha szeretné, ha más ennék helyette.
      [the horse] is quiet when grazing, he has no mood for it, ¶ as if he preferred someone else to eat for him.
      (Literally, “…as if he preferred if someone else ate [would eat]…”)
    Synonym: (current form) -ne

Usage notes

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  • (personal conditional suffix, indefinite first-person singular) Variants:
    -nék is added to most verbs (there is no back-vowel variant in standard Hungarian)
    vár (to wait) + ‎-nék → ‎várnék (I would wait)
    -anék is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
    mond (to say something) + ‎-anék → ‎mondanék (I would say something)
    tanít (to teach) + ‎-anék → ‎tanítanék (I would teach)
    -enék is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (to paint) + ‎-enék → ‎festenék (I would paint)
    segít (to help) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (I would help)


  • (personal conditional suffix) Variants:
    -nák is added to most back-vowel verbs
    vár (to wait) + ‎-nák → ‎várnák (they would expect)
    A szülők azt várnák, hogy a gyerekek tanuljanak.The parents would expect the children to study.
    -nék is added to most front-vowel verbs
    kér (to ask) + ‎-nék → ‎kérnék (they would ask)
    A szüleim azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket.My parents would (like to) ask you to call them.
    -anák is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
    mond (to say) + ‎-anák → ‎mondanák (they would say)
    Nem mondanák, ha nem lenne igaz.They would not say it if it weren't true.
    tanít (to teach) + ‎-anák → ‎tanítanák (they would teach)
    Ők tanítanák a gyerekeket.They would teach the children.
    -enék is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (to paint) + ‎-enék → ‎festenék (they would paint)
    Ők festenék a házat.They would paint the house.
    segít (to help) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (they would help)
    Ők segítenék a családot.They would help the family.

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