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-nak
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Appendix:Variations of "nak"
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From hu urj-pro *nä this + hu urj-pro *-k or hu urj-pro *-ŋ lative suffix. Compare urj-fin-pro *-k forming lative adverbs.
Suffix
hu suffix -nak/-nek dative case suffix case suffixes
hu dative to, for
hu húg younger sister → hu Adtam egy könyvet a húgomnak. I gave a book to my little sister.
's, of forms the possessive from the noun of the possessor, along with the ending hu -a/hu -e/hu -ja/hu -je added to the possession. Often omitted if the act of possession is not the predicate of the sentence.
hu szomszéd neighbor → hu A szomszédom(nak a) kertjében áll egy tölgyfa. There is an oak in my neighbor’s garden.
hu múzeum museum → hu A múzeumnak két bejárata van. The museum has two entrances.
Indicates the second, predicative complement of several verbs, e.g. those with a sense like call, name, find, deem, judge (appellation or appraisal)
as, for in the function or role specified
hu Ne dobd ki az újságot, jól jöhet még csomagolópapírnak. Don't throw out the newspaper, it could come in handy as wrapping paper.
Forms the concessive sense: used to devalue the predicate of the sentence when repeated and followed by a clause that contrasts with or contradicts it. See also hu -ni.
hu Olcsónak olcsó, de ráférne egy felújítás. Cheap as it may be, but it could do with some renovation.
Usage notes
See also
hu neki
Etymology 2
hu
Suffix
hu suffix inflectional suffixes
hu personal hu personal suffix Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
hu olvas read olvasnak they read, they are reading; (formal) you read, you are reading
Usage notes
See also
:Category:Hungarian terms taking -nak/-nek
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
hu terms with multiple lemma etymologies terms with multiple morpheme etymologies
Ilocano
Pronunciation
ilo /nak/
Pronoun
pronoun 1
Fused enclitic with second-person singular agent and first-person singular patient; fuses ilo -mo you, your and ilo -ak I, me
ilo Ay-ayatennak? Do you love me?
Fused enclitic with third-person singular agent and first-person singular patient; fuses ilo -na he, she, it, his, her, its and ilo -ak I, me
ilo Imbatinak itattay. He/she left me a while ago.
Usage notes
The pronoun is often conflated with ilo -ak in colloquial speech.
See also
ilo enclitics