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-nni

-nni

See also: NNI

Aymara

Suffix

-nni

  1. Suffix to denote existence of
    qullcha (pasturage)qullchanni (existence of pasturage)

Hungarian

Suffix

-nni

  1. (infinitive suffix) Used to form the infinitive.
    iszik (drink)inni (to drink)

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