-eniük

Hungarian

Etymology

-e- +‎ -niük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛnijyk]

Suffix

-eniük

1. (conjugated infinitive suffix) Used to form the third-person plural of conjugated infinitives.

   fűteni (“to heat”) → Fűteniük kellett. - They had to turn the heat on.

   veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszíteniük. - They have to lose weight.

Usage notes

• See the harmonic variants in the table below.

    Conjugated infinitive – personal endings

Person		Back vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-nom	-nem	-nöm
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anom	-enem
te	2nd person singular	-nod	-ned	-nöd
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anod	-ened
ő maga ön	3rd person singular	-nia	-nie
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-ania	-enie
mi	1st person plural	-nunk	-nünk
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anunk	-enünk
ti	2nd person plural	-notok	-netek	-nötök
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-anotok	-enetek
ők maguk önök	3rd person plural	-niuk	-niük
	after two consonants or a long vowel + t	-aniuk	-eniük
	archaic/dialectal	-niok	-niök

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes