-nám

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nám

  1. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    olvas (to read) + ‎-nám → ‎olvasnám (I would read)
    Ha lehet, az eredeti nyelven olvasnám ezt a könyvet.If possible, I would read this book in the original language.

Usage notes

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  • (personal conditional suffix) Variants:
    -nám is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (to wait) + ‎-nám → ‎várnám (I would wait)
    -ném is added to most front vowel verbs
    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

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