-nunk

See also: -nünk

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nuŋk]

Suffix

-nunk

  1. Used to form the first-person plural of an infinitive.
    tanulni (“to study”) → Tanulnunk kell. - We have to study.

Usage notes

  • The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning.
    Itt nem szabad dohányoznunk. - We are not allowed to smoke here. (first-person)
    Itt nem szabad dohányozni. - Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
  • Variants:
    -nunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    rohanni (“to run”) → rohannunk kell (“we have to run”)
    -nünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    nevetni (“to laugh”) → nevetnünk kell (“we have to laugh”)
    főzni (“to cook”) → főznünk kell (“we have to cook”)
    -anunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
    tanítani (“to teach”) → tanítanunk kell (“we have to teach”)
    -enünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
    veszíteni (“to lose”) → súlyt kell veszítenünk (“we have to lose weight”)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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