-nénk

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • -nők (archaic; only in the definite conjugation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-nénk

  1. (conditional suffix) Forms the first-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite and definite conjugation).
    ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-nénk → ‎kérnénk (“we would ask”)

Usage notes

    Conditional indefinite – personal endings
Person Back
    vowel     		Front vowel
unrounded  rounded 
én 1st person singular -nék
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anék -enék
te 2nd person singular -nál -nél
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anál -enél
ő
maga
ön 		3rd person singular -na -ne
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-ana -ene
mi 1st person plural -nánk -nénk
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anánk -enénk
ti 2nd person plural -nátok -nétek
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anátok -enétek
ők
maguk
önök 		3rd person plural -nának -nének
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anának -enének
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
    Conditional definite – personal endings
Person Back
     vowel      		Front vowel
unrounded   rounded  
én 1st person singular -nám -ném
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anám -eném
te 2nd person singular -nád -néd
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anád -enéd
ő
maga
ön 		3rd person singular -ná -né
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-aná -ené
mi 1st person plural -nánk
(archaic -nók) 		-nénk
(archaic -nők)
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anánk
(archaic -anók) 		-enénk
(archaic -enők)
ti 2nd person plural -nátok -nétek
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anátok -enétek
ők
maguk
önök 		3rd person plural -nák -nék
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t 		-anák -enék
See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
  • (conditional suffix) Variants:
    -nánk is added to most back vowel verbs
    ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-nánk → ‎várnánk (“we would wait”)
    -nénk is added to most front vowel verbs
    ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-nénk → ‎kérnénk (“we would ask”)
    -anánk 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”) + ‎-anánk → ‎mondanánk (“we would say something”)
    ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-anánk → ‎tanítanánk (“we would teach”)
    -enénk is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-enénk → ‎festenénk (“we would paint”)
    ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enénk → ‎segítenénk (“we would help”)

See also

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