-nöd

See also: nod, NOD, nód, nöd, nød, and -nod

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nød]

Suffix

-nöd

1. Used to form the second-person singular informal of an infinitive.

   főzni (“to cook”) → Főznöd kell ma? - Do you have to cook today?

Usage notes

• The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:

  Itt nem szabad dohányoznod. ― You are not allowed to smoke here. (second-person)

  Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general)

• Variants:

  -nod is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  rohanni (“to run”) → Rohannod kell. ― You have to run.

  -ned is added to unrounded front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetned kell. ― You have to laugh.

  -nöd is added to rounded front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  főzni (“to cook”) → Főznöd kell. ― You have to cook.

  -anod is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani

  tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítanod kell. ― You have to teach.

  -ened is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni

  veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítened. ― You have to lose weight.

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes