-aná
Hungarian
Etymology
-a- (linking vowel) + -ná (conditional suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɒnaː]
Suffix
-aná
- (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
- tanít (“to teach”) → Ki tanítaná ott őt angolra? - Who would teach him there English?
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 (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. |
- (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -ná is added to most back vowel verbs
- vár (“to wait”) → Az ember azt várná egy gyerektől, hogy tanuljon. ― One would expect from a child to study.
- -né is added to most front vowel verbs
- kér (“to ask”) → Nem kérné, ha nem volna szüksége rá. ― He would not request it if he did not need it.
- -aná 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”) → Nem mondaná, ha nem lenne igaz. ― She would not say it if it weren't true.
- tanít (“to teach”) → Ki tanítaná ott őt angolra? ― Who would teach him there English?
- -ené is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
- fest (“to paint”) → Péter milyen színűre festené ezt a szobát? ― What color would Péter paint this room?
- segít (“to help”) → A város hogyan segítené őket? ― How would the city help them?
- -ná is added to most back vowel verbs
See also
- Category:Hungarian verb forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes