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-niük
-niük
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- -niök (dialectal or archaic)
Suffix
-niük
- (conjugated infinitive suffix) Used to form the third-person plural of a conjugated infinitive.
- beszélni (“to talk”) → Beszélniük kell velem. - They need to talk with me.
Usage notes
- See the harmonic variants in the table below.
Conjugated infinitive - personal endings
| Person | Back vowel | Front vowel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| én | 1st person singular | -nom | -nem | -nöm |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anom | -enem | ||
| te | 2nd person singular | -nod | -ned | -nöd |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anod | -ened | ||
| ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | -nia | -nie | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -ania | -enie | ||
| mi | 1st person plural | -nunk | -nünk | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anunk | -enünk | ||
| ti | 2nd person plural | -notok | -netek | -nötök |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -anotok | -enetek | ||
| ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -niuk | -niük | |
| after two consonants or a long vowel + t | -aniuk | -eniük | ||
| archaic/dialectal | -niok | -niök | ||
See also
- Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes