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Hungarian
Etymology
From -né (conditional suffix) + -nek (personal suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nének
- (conditional suffix) Forms the third-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
- kér (“to ask”) + -nének → kérnének (“they would ask”)
Usage notes
Conditional indefinite – personal endings
- (conditional suffix) Variants:
- -nának is added to most back vowel verbs
- vár (“to wait”) + -nának → várnának (“they would wait”)
- -nének is added to most front vowel verbs
- kér (“to ask”) + -nének → kérnének (“they would ask”)
- -anának 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”) + -anának → mondanának (“they would say something”)
- tanít (“to teach”) + -anának → tanítanának (“they would teach”)
- -enének is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
- fest (“to paint”) + -enének → festenének (“they would paint”)
- segít (“to help”) + -enének → segítenének (“they would help”)
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