-enek

See also: enek, ének, and -enék

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -nek (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛnɛk]

Suffix

-enek

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enek → ‎segítenek (“they help, they are helping; (formal) you help, you are helping”)

Usage notes

  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -nak is added to back-vowel verbs
    tanul (“study”) → A gyerekek nem tanulnak eleget. ― The children are not studying enough.
    -nek is added to front-vowel verbs
    énekel (“sing”) → A madarak énekelnek. ― The birds are singing.
    -anak is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    tanít (“teach”) → Mire tanítanak minket az állatok? ― What do animals teach us?
    -enek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    fest (“paint”) → A gyerekek festenek. ― The children are painting.

See also

  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Turkish

Etymology

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / İ / Ö / Ü
-anak -enek

Suffix

-enek

  1. Form of -anak after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.
    ‎gel- (“to come”) + ‎-enek → ‎gelenek (“tradition”)
    ‎gör- (“to see”) + ‎-enek → ‎görenek (“custom”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -enek
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