-niük

See also: niuk and -niuk

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• -niök (dialectal or archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nijyk]

Suffix

-niük

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

   beszélni (“to talk”) → Beszélniük kell velem. ― They need to talk with me.

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