-nia

See also: nia, NIA, nía, nĩa, niā, nią, and ni'a

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niʲɒ]

Suffix

-nia

  1. Used to form the third-person singular and the second-person singular formal of an infinitive.
    tanulni (to study)Tanulnia kell. - He/she has to study. / You (formal) 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 dohányoznia. - He/she is not allowed to smoke here. (third-person)
    Itt nem szabad dohányozni. - Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
  • Variants:
    -nia is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    rohanni (to run)rohannia kell (he/she has to run)
    -nie is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    nevetni (to laugh)nevetnie kell (he/she has to laugh)
    főzni (to cook)főznie kell (he/she has to cook)
    -ania is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
    tanítani (to teach)tanítania kell (he/she has to teach)
    -enie is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
    veszíteni (to lose)súlyt kell veszítenie (he/she has to lose weight)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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