-enek

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See also: enek, ének, and -enék

Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-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

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  • (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

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Turkish

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-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

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