-ném

Hungarian

Etymology

From -né (conditional suffix) +‎ -m (personal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [neːm]

Suffix

-ném

  1. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-ném → ‎kérném (“I would ask”)
    Kérném önöket, hogy ne hagyják el a helyüket. ― I would ask you not to leave your seats.

Usage notes
    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.
  • (personal conditional suffix) Variants:
    -nám is added to most back vowel verbs
    ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-nám → ‎várnám (“I would wait”)
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    ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-ném → ‎kérném (“I would ask”)
    -anám 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”) + ‎-anám → ‎mondanám (“I would say”)
    ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-anám → ‎tanítanám (“I would teach”)
    -eném is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-eném → ‎festeném (“I would paint”)
    ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-eném → ‎segíteném (“I would help”)

See also
  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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