-nia
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nijɒ]
Suffix
-nia
- (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person singular and the second-person singular formal of an infinitive.
- tanulni (“to study”) →
- Jánosnak most tanulnia kell. ― János has to study now.
- Önnek/magának most tanulnia kell. ― You (formal) have to study.
- tanulni (“to study”) →
Usage notes
- The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:
- Itt nem szabad dohányoznia. ― S/he is not allowed to smoke here. (third person)
- Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
- With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for him/her to…”.
- Fontos eljönnie. ― It is important for him/her to come here. or It is important that s/he come here.
- Variants:
- -nia is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- rohanni (“to run”) → Rohannia kell. ― He/she has to run.
- -nie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- -ania is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
- tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítania kell. ― He/she has to teach.
- -enie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
- veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítenie. ― He/she has to lose weight.
- -nia 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
References
- -nia in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.
Suffix
-nia f
- forms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
Derived terms
Old Polish terms suffixed with -nia
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -nia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: nia
Declension
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -nia
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