Hungarian

Suffix

-eni

1. (infinitive suffix) Used to form the infinitive.

   segít ‎(“help”) → segíteni ‎(“to help”)

Usage notes

• (infinitive suffix) Variants:

  -ni is added to most verbs

  ad ‎(“give”) → adni ‎(“to give”)

  -ani is added to back vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants

  tanít ‎(“teach”) → tanítani ‎(“to teach”)

  akaszt ‎(“hang”) → akasztani ‎(“to hang”)

  bont ‎(“demolish”) → bontani ‎(“to demolish”)

  -eni is added to front vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants

  veszít ‎(“lose”) → veszíteni ‎(“to lose”)

  ijeszt ‎(“frighten”) → ijeszteni ‎(“to frighten”)

  csökkent ‎(“reduce”) → csökkenteni ‎(“to reduce”)

  -nni is added to verbs with variant stems

  vesz ‎(“buy”) → venni ‎(“to buy”)

  eszik ‎(“eat”) → enni ‎(“to eat”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitives
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes