-nák

See also: nak, NAK, nák, nāk, -nak, and ␕

Hungarian

Etymology

-ná (conditional suffix) +‎ -k (personal suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [naːk]

Suffix

-nák

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    olvas (“to read”) → Nem olvasnák a könyvet, ha nem lenne érdekes. - They would not read the book if it weren't interesting.

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:
    -nák is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → A szülők azt várnák, hogy a gyerekek tanuljanak.- The parents would expect the children to study.
    -nék is added to most front vowel verbs
    kér (“to ask”) → A szüleim azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket. - My parents would like to ask you to call them.
    -anák 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”) → Nem mondanák, ha nem lenne igaz. - They would not say it if it weren't true.
    tanít (“to teach”) → Ők tanítanák a gyerekeket. - They would teach the children.
    -enék is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (“to paint”) → Ők festenék a házat. - They would paint the house.
    segít (“to help”) → Ők segítenék a családot. - They would help the family.

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