-niök
See also: -niok
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nijøk]
Suffix
-niök
- (conjugated infinitive suffix, dialectal or archaic) Alternative form of -niük, forms the third-person plural of a conjugated infinitive.
- beszélni (“to talk”) → Beszélniök kell velem. ― They need to talk with me.
Usage notes
- The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:
- Itt nem szabad dohányozniuk. ― They/you [pl] are not allowed to smoke here. (third-person plural or formal)
- Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
- With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for them/you to…”.
- Nekik fontos eljönniük. ― It is important for them to come here. or It is important that they come.
- Önöknek fontos eljönniük. ― It is important for you [pl] to come here. or It is important that you come.
- Variants:
- -niuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- rohanni (“to run”) → Rohanniuk kell. ― They have to run.
- -niük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- -aniuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
- tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítaniuk kell. ― They have to teach.
- -eniük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
- veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszíteniük. ― They have to lose weight.
- -niok is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- rohanni (“to run”) → Rohanniok kell. ― They have to run.
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- nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetniök kell. ― They have to laugh.
- -niuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
Conjugated infinitive – personal endings
Person | Back vowel | Front vowel | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
én | 1st person singular | -nom | -nem | -nöm |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anom | -enem | ||
te | 2nd person singular | -nod | -ned | -nöd |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anod | -ened | ||
ő maga ön |
3rd person singular | -nia | -nie | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-ania | -enie | ||
mi | 1st person plural | -nunk | -nünk | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anunk | -enünk | ||
ti | 2nd person plural | -notok | -netek | -nötök |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-anotok | -enetek | ||
ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural | -niuk | -niük | |
after two consonants or a long vowel + t |
-aniuk | -eniük | ||
archaic/dialectal | -niok | -niök |
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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