-nék

Appendix:Variations of "nek" Hungarian Etymology From hu -né -k conditional suffix personal suffix y. Pronunciation Suffix hu suffix hu personal hu personal conditional suffix Forms the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation). hu olvas to read olvasnék I would read hu Ma csak könyveket olvasnék. Today I would read only books. hu personal conditional suffix Forms the third-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation). hu kér to ask kérnék they would ask hu Ők azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket. They would ask you to call them. hu personal suffix archaic y only with hu -ik verbshu suffixes with archaic senses Forms the third-person singular conditional present indefinite. 1854, János Vajda, Béla királyfi (‘Prince Béla’) hu Legeléskor csöndes, ehhöz semmi kedve, ¶ Mintha szeretné, ha más ennék helyette. [the horse] is quiet when grazing, he has no mood for it, ¶ as if he preferred someone else to eat for him. …as if he preferred if someone else ate [would eat]… hu -ne current form Usage notes See also :Category:Hungarian verb forms Appendix:Hungarian suffixes