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-hetnék
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Hungarian
Etymology
hu -het -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 megy to go, leave → mehetnékje van (“s/he feels like leaving, s/he has the urge to leave, s/he has wanderlust”)
hu eszik to eat → ehetnékünk volt (“we felt like eating, we wanted to eat”)
Usage notes
Declension
-hetnéke e-hetnék ei y
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Further reading
Hatnékom van (the relevant part starts under the ping pong photo)