-jek

See also: jek and -jék

Hungarian

Etymology

-j (subjunctive/imperative suffix) +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛk]

Suffix

-jek

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person singular subjunctive/imperative of verbs (indefinite conjugation).

   kér (“to ask”) → Mit kérjek? - What should I ask?

Usage notes

    Subjunctive/imperative indefinite – personal endings

Person		Back     vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-jak	-jek
te	2nd person singular	-j
	long form	-jál	-jél
ő maga / ön	3rd person singular	-jon	-jen	-jön
	-ik verbs (optional)	-jék
mi	1st person plural	-junk	-jünk
ti	2nd person plural	-jatok	-jetek
ők maguk / önök	3rd person plural	-janak	-jenek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
Verb ending	Assimilation rules of -j
-s -sz -z -dz	The -j assimilates to the verb ending:   keres →‎ keress   metsz →‎ metssz   hoz →‎ hozz   edz →‎ eddz
-st -szt	The -t is removed; the -j assimilates to the -s, -sz:   fest →‎ fess   fáraszt →‎ fárassz
long vowel + t or consonant + t	The -j becomes -s:   segít →‎ segíts   bont →‎ bonts Exceptions: bocsát → bocsáss, lát → láss
short vowel + t	Both the stem-final -t and the -j become -s:   mutat → mutass, szeret → szeress

• (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -jak is added to back vowel verbs

  vár (“to wait”) → Várjak? ― Should I wait?

  -jek is added to front vowel verbs

  kér (“to ask”) → Mit kérjek? ― What should I ask (for)?

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes