-enélek
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From -e- (linking vowel) + -né (conditional suffix) + -lek (personal suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-enélek
- (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of transitive verbs with a second-person object (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
- segít (“to help”) + -enélek → segítenélek (“I would help you”)
- Ebben segítenélek. ― I would help you with that.
Usage notes[edit]
- (personal conditional suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.
Conditional 2nd-person-object personal endings
| Person (subject) |
Verb ending |
Back vowel | Front vowel | 2nd-person object (informal “you”) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| én (“I”) |
most types | -nálak | -nélek | téged | titeket / benneteket |
| two consonants or long vowel + t |
-análak | -enélek | |||
| When the 2nd-person object is addressed formally (önt/magát or their plural), the definite suffixes are used. See also: indefinite suffixes. | |||||