-eném

See also: enem, and -enem

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -né (conditional suffix) +‎ -m (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛneːm]

Suffix

-eném

1. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).

   ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-eném → ‎segíteném (“I would help”)

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”)

  -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

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes