-enek
See also: enek, ének, and -enék
Hungarian
Etymology
-e- + -nek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛnɛk]
Suffix
-enek
- (personal suffix) third-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation)
- segít (“to help”) → segítenek (“they help, they are helping”)
Usage notes
Present tense indefinite - personal endings
| Person | Back vowel | Front vowel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| én | 1st person singular | -ok | -ek | -ök |
| -ik verbs (optional) | -om | -em | -öm | |
| te | 2nd person singular | -sz | ||
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -asz | -esz | ||
| after s, sz, z, dz | -ol | -el | -öl | |
| ő maga ön | 3rd person singular | – | ||
| -ik verbs | -ik | |||
| mi | 1st person plural | -unk | -ünk | |
| ti | 2nd person plural | -tok | -tek | -tök |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -otok | -etek | -ötök | |
| ők maguk önök | 3rd person plural | -nak | -nek | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anak | -enek | ||
- (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -nak is added to back vowel verbs
- tanul (“study”) → A gyerekek nem tanulnak eleget. - The children are not studying enough.
- -nek is added to front vowel verbs
- énekel (“sing”) → A madarak énekelnek. - The birds are singing.
- -anak is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- tanít (“teach”) → Mire tanítanak minket az állatok? - What do animals teach us?
- -enek is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
- fest (“paint”) → A gyerekek festenek. - The children are painting.
- -nak is added to back vowel verbs
See also
- Category:Hungarian verb forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes