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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See at -nak.
Suffix
-nek (dative case suffix)
- Front-vowel variant of -nak. See details there.
Usage notes
- (dative case suffix) Variants:
- -nak is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
- házigazda (“host”) → Ajándékot hoztunk a házigazdának. ― We brought gifts for the host.
- -nek is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
- gyerek (“child”) → Vettem egy játékot a gyereknek. ― I bought a toy for the child.
- körte (“pear”) → A körtének jó íze van. ― The pear tastes good. (literally, “to the pear there is a good flavor”)
- Szépnek szép, de nem valami hasznos. ― Pretty as it may be, but there's not much use of it.
Hungarian case suffixes
| Case
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Back vowel
a, á, o, ó, u, ú
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Front vowel
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unrounded
e, é, i, í
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rounded
ö, ő, ü, ű
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| nominative
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—
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| accusative
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-t
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| -ot / -at
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-et
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-öt
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| dative
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-nak
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-nek
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| instrumental
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-val
|
-vel
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| causal-final
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-ért
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| translative
|
-vá
|
-vé
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| terminative
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-ig
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| essive-formal
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-ként
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| essive-modal
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-ul
|
-ül
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| inessive
|
-ban
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-ben
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| superessive
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-n
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| -on
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-en
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-ön
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| adessive
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-nál
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-nél
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| illative
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-ba
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-be
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| sublative
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-ra
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-re
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| allative
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-hoz
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-hez
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-höz
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| elative
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-ból
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-ből
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| delative
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-ról
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-ről
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| ablative
|
-tól
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-től
|
Note for all endings:
Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except -ként.
alma — almában, but almaként
zene ― zenében, but zeneként
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See also
Etymology 2
See at -nak.
Suffix
-nek (personal suffix)
- Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- énekel (“sing”) + -nek → énekelnek (“they sing, they are singing; (formal) you sing, you are singing”)
Usage notes
- (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.
Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes
Etymology 3
See at -nok.
Suffix
-nek (noun-forming suffix)
- Unrounded front-vowel variant -nok. See details there.
- eretnek (“heretic”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -nok is added to back-vowel words
- dal (“song”) + -nok → dalnok (“singer”)
- -nek is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- eretnek (“heretic”)
- -nök is added to rounded and some unrounded front-vowel words
- ügy (“matter”) + -nök → ügynök (“agent”)
- mér (“to measure”) + -nök → mérnök (“engineer”)
Derived terms
See also