-anunk

-anunk

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- +‎ -nunk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒnuŋk]

Suffix

-anunk

1. Used to form the first-person plural of an infinitive.

   tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítanunk kell. (“We have to teach.”)

Usage notes

• The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning.

  Itt nem szabad dohányoznunk. - We are not allowed to smoke here. (first-person)

  Itt nem szabad dohányozni. - Smoking is not allowed here. (general)

• Variants:

  -nunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  rohanni (“to run”) → rohannunk kell (“we have to run”)

  -nünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  nevetni (“to laugh”) → nevetnünk kell (“we have to laugh”)

  főzni (“to cook”) → főznünk kell (“we have to cook”)

  -anunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani

  tanítani (“to teach”) → tanítanunk kell (“we have to teach”)

  -enünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni

  veszíteni (“to lose”) → súlyt kell veszítenünk (“we have to lose weight”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes