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-nánk

-nánk

Hungarian

Suffix

-nánk

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite and definite conjugation).
    olvas (to read)olvasnánk (we would read)

Usage notes

  • (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -nánk is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (to wait)várnánk (we would wait)
    -nénk is added to most front vowel verbs
    kér (to ask)kérnénk (we would ask)
    -anánk 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)mondanánk (we would say something)
    tanít (to teach)tanítanánk (we would teach)
    -enénk is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (to paint)festenénk (we would paint)
    segít (to help)segítenénk (we would help)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes