-nunk

See also: -nünk

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuŋk]

Suffix

-nunk

1. Used to form the first-person plural of an infinitive.

   tanulni (“to study”) → Tanulnunk kell. - We have to study.

Usage notes

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

  Itt nem szabad dohányoznunk. ― We are not allowed to smoke here. (first-person)

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

• Variants:

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

  rohanni (“to run”) → Rohannunk kell. ― We have to run.

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

  nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetnünk kell. ― We have to laugh.

  főzni (“to cook”) → Főznünk kell. ― We have to cook.

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

  tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítanunk kell. ― We have to teach.

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

  veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítenünk. ― We have to lose weight.

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes