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Hungarian
Etymology
From -e- (linking vowel) + -nek (personal suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-enek
- (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
- (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.
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