Hungarian

Suffix

-enék

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).

   segít ‎(“to help”) → Én segítenék, ha tudnék. - I would help if I could.

2. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).

   segít ‎(“to help”) → Ők segítenék a családot. - They would help the family.

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -nék is added to most verbs (there is no back vowel variant)

  vár ‎(“to wait”) → várnék ‎(“I would wait”)

  -anék 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”) → mondanék ‎(“I would say something”)

  tanít ‎(“to teach”) → tanítanék ‎(“I would teach”)

  -enék is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t

  fest ‎(“to paint”) → festenék ‎(“I would paint”)

  segít ‎(“to help”) → segítenék ‎(“I would help”)

• (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -nák is added to most back vowel verbs

  vár ‎(“to wait”) → A szülők azt várnák, hogy a gyerekek tanuljanak.- The parents would expect the children to study.

  -nék is added to most front vowel verbs

  kér ‎(“to ask”) → A szüleim azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket. - My parents would like to ask you to call them.

  -anák 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”) → Nem mondanák, ha nem lenne igaz. - They would not say it if it weren't true.

  tanít ‎(“to teach”) → Ők tanítanák a gyerekeket. - They would teach the children.

  -enék is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t

  fest ‎(“to paint”) → Ők festenék a házat. - They would paint the house.

  segít ‎(“to help”) → Ők segítenék a családot. - They would help the family.

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes