-nánk
Hungarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom -ná (conditional suffix) + -nk (personal suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-nánk
- (conditional suffix) Forms the first-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite and definite conjugation).
Usage notes
edit Conditional indefinite – personal endings
| Person | Back vowel |
Front vowel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| én | 1st person singular | -nék | ||
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anék | -enék | ||
| te | 2nd person singular | -nál | -nél | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anál | -enél | ||
| ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | -na | -ne | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-ana | -ene | ||
| 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 | -nának | -nének | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anának | -enének | ||
| See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. | ||||
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 (archaic -nók) |
-nénk (archaic -nők) | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anánk (archaic -anók) |
-enénk (archaic -enők) | ||
| 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 | ||
| See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. | ||||
- (conditional suffix) Variants:
- -nánk is added to most back vowel verbs
- -nénk is added to most front vowel verbs
- -anánk 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”) + -anánk → mondanánk (“we would say something”)
- tanít (“to teach”) + -anánk → tanítanánk (“we would teach”)
- -enénk is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
- fest (“to paint”) + -enénk → festenénk (“we would paint”)
- segít (“to help”) + -enénk → segítenénk (“we would help”)