-hatnék

hatnék Hungarian Etymology hu -hat -nék potential suffix first-person singular conditional suffix y, literally: “I could” (do something), as an expression of impulse or desire. Pronunciation Suffix hu suffix noun-forming suffixes hu noun-forming suffix Appended to a verb to express an impulse or desire. hu sír to weep cry, weep → sírhatnékja van (“s/he feels like crying”, “s/he has the urge to cry”) hu ír write to write → írhatnékuk volt (“they felt like writing”, “they had the urge to write”) hu játszik play → játszhatnékom volt (“I felt like playing”) Usage notes Declension -hatnéko o-hatnék ai y See also Appendix:Hungarian suffixes Further reading Hatnékom van (the relevant part starts under the ping pong photo)