-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
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