-ná

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [naː]

Suffix

-ná

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    olvas (“to read”) → Ki olvasná ezt a könyvet? - Who would read this book?

Usage notes
    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 -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 -nák -nék
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -anák -enék
én 1st person singular subject with
2nd person object		 -nálak -nélek
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -análak -enélek
  • (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ná is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → 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”) → 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”) → Nem mondaná, ha nem lenne igaz. - She would not say it if it weren't true.
    tanít (“to teach”) → Ki tanítaná ott őt 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”) → Péter milyen színűre festené ezt a szobát? - What color would Péter paint this room?
    segít (“to help”) → A város hogyan segítené őket? - How would the city help them?

See also
  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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