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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ná
- (personal conditional suffix) Forms the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
- olvas (“to read”) + -ná → olvasná (“he/she would read”)
- Ki olvasná ezt a könyvet? ― Who would read this book?
Usage notes
Conditional definite – personal endings
- (personal conditional suffix) Variants:
- -ná is added to most back vowel verbs
- vár (“to expect”) + -ná → várná (“he/she would expect”)
- Az ember azt várná egy gyerektől, hogy tanuljon. ― One would expect from a child to study.
- -né is added to most front vowel verbs
- kér (“to ask, to request”) + -né → kérné (“he/she would ask”)
- Nem kérné, ha nem volna szüksége rá. ― He would not request it if he did not need it.
- -aná 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”) + -aná → mondaná (“he/she would say”)
- Nem mondaná, ha nem lenne igaz. ― She would not say it if it weren't true.
- tanít (“to teach”) + -aná → tanítaná (“he/she would teach”)
- Ki tanítaná őt ott angolra? ― Who would teach him there English?
- -ené is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
- fest (“to paint”) + -ené → festené (“he/she would paint”)
- Péter milyen színűre festené ezt a szobát? ― What color would Péter paint this room?
- segít (“to help”) + -ené → segítené (“he/she would help”)
- A város hogyan segítené őket? ― How would the city help them?
See also