-niuk

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • -niok (dialectal or archaic)

Etymology

From -ni (infinitive suffix) +‎ -uk (third-person plural personal suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-niuk

  1. (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person plural of a conjugated infinitive.
    tanulni (to study)
    Nekik tanulniuk kell.They have to study.
    Önöknek/maguknak tanulniuk kell.You have to study.

Usage notes

  • The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:
    Itt nem szabad dohányozniuk.They/you are not allowed to smoke here. (third-person plural or formal)
    Itt nem szabad dohányozni.Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
  • With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for them/you to…”.
    Nekik fontos eljönniük.It is important for them to come here. or It is important that they come.
    Önöknek fontos eljönniük.It is important for you to come here. or It is important that you come.
  • Variants:
    -niuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    rohanni (to run)Rohanniuk kell.They have to run.
    -niük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    nevetni (to laugh)Nevetniük kell.They have to laugh.
    főzni (to cook)Főzniük kell.They have to cook.
    -aniuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
    tanítani (to teach)Tanítaniuk kell.They have to teach.
    -eniük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
    veszíteni (to lose)Súlyt kell veszíteniük.They have to lose weight.
    -niok is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    rohanni (to run)Rohanniok kell.They have to run.
    -niök is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    nevetni (to laugh)Nevetniök kell.They have to laugh.

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