-anánk

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• -anók (archaic; only in the definite conjugation)^[1]

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) ‎ -ná (conditional suffix) ‎ -nk (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒnaːŋk]

Suffix

-anánk

1. (conditional suffix) Forms the first-person plural present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite and definite conjugation).

   ‎tanít (“to teach”) ‎-anánk → ‎tanítanánk (“we would teach”)

Usage notes

    Conditional indefinite – personal endings

Person		Back     vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-nék
	after two consonants or a long vowel   t	-anék	-enék
te	2nd person singular	-nál	-nél
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anál	-enél
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	-na	-ne
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-ana	-ene
mi	1st person plural	-nánk	-nénk
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anánk	-enénk
ti	2nd person plural	-nátok	-nétek
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anátok	-enétek
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nának	-nének
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anának	-enének
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

    Conditional definite – personal endings

Person		Back      vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-nám	-ném
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anám	-eném
te	2nd person singular	-nád	-néd
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anád	-enéd
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	-ná	-né
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-aná	-ené
mi	1st person plural	-nánk (archaic -nók)	-nénk (archaic -nők)
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anánk (archaic -anók)	-enénk (archaic -enők)
ti	2nd person plural	-nátok	-nétek
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anátok	-enétek
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-nák	-nék
	after two consonants or a long vowel t	-anák	-enék
See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.

• (conditional suffix) Variants:

  -nánk is added to most back vowel verbs

  ‎vár (“to wait”) ‎-nánk → ‎várnánk (“we would wait”)

  -nénk is added to most front vowel verbs

  ‎kér (“to ask”) ‎-nénk → ‎kérnénk (“we would ask”)

  -anánk is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)

  ‎mond (“to say something”) ‎-anánk → ‎mondanánk (“we would say something”)

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) ‎-anánk → ‎tanítanánk (“we would teach”)

  -enénk is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel t

  ‎fest (“to paint”) ‎-enénk → ‎festenénk (“we would paint”)

  ‎segít (“to help”) ‎-enénk → ‎segítenénk (“we would help”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes