-nie

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -ni (infinitive suffix) +‎ -e (third-person singular personal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nie

  1. (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person singular and the second-person singular formal of an infinitive.
    főzni (to cook)Főznie kell.He/she has to cook. / You (formal) have to cook.

Usage notes

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  • The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:
    Itt nem szabad dohányoznia.S/he is not allowed to smoke here. (third person)
    Itt nem szabad dohányozni.Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
  • With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for him/her to…”.
    Fontos eljönnie.It is important for him/her to come here. or It is important that s/he come here.
  • Variants:
    -nia is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    rohanni (to run)Rohannia kell.He/she has to run.
    -nie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
    nevetni (to laugh)Nevetnie kell.He/she has to laugh.
    főzni (to cook)Főznie kell.He/she has to cook.
    -ania is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
    tanítani (to teach)Tanítania kell.He/she has to teach.
    -enie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
    veszíteni (to lose)Súlyt kell veszítenie.He/she has to lose weight.

See also

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