-jj

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Suffix

-jj

(personal suffix) Allomorph of -j, the subjunctive/imperative suffix in verbs.

Usage notes

(subjunctive/imperative suffix) Allomorphs are listed below. For verbs ending in -ik, remove the -ik to determine the correct case.
-j used in all subjunctive forms not mentioned below
ír (“to write”) → írj! (“write!”)

-gy used in the verbs eszik, iszik, lesz, tesz, vesz, visz
eszik (“to eat”) → egyél! (“eat!”)

-ggy used only in the verb hisz
hisz (“to believe”) → higgyél! (“believe!”)

-jj used only in the verb jön
jön (“to come”) → jöjj! (“come!”), an archaic/literary variant of the irregular (suppletive) form gyere (“come!”)

-s used in verbs ending in -t and -s, compare yod coalescence
tanít (“to teach”) → taníts! (“teach!”)

újjászületik (“to be born again”) → szüless újjá! (“be born again!”)

keres (“to seek”) → keress! (“seek!”)

késik (“to be late”) → ne késs! (“don't be late!”)

-z used in verbs ending in -z
hoz (“to bring”) → hozz valamit! (“bring something!”)

dohányzik (“to smoke”) → ne dohányozz! (“don't smoke!”)

-∅ denotes the covert subjunctive suffix -j in the short form of second-person singular definite forms
vár (“to wait”) → várd (vár-∅-d)! (“wait for him/her/it!”)

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