-jek

See also: jek and -jék

Hungarian

Etymology

-j (subjunctive/imperative suffix) +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɛk]

Suffix

-jek

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person singular subjunctive/imperative of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    kér (“to ask”) → Mit kérjek? - What should I ask?

Usage notes
    Subjunctive/imperative indefinite - personal endings
Person Back vowel Front vowel
unrounded rounded
én 1st person singular -jak -jek
te 2nd person singular -j
long form -jál -jél
ő
maga
ön		 3rd person singular -jon -jen -jön
-ik verbs (optional) -jék
mi 1st person plural -junk -jünk
ti 2nd person plural -jatok -jetek
ők
maguk
önök		 3rd person plural -janak -jenek
Verb ending Assimilation rules of -j
s, sz, z, dz The -j assimilates to the verb ending:
  keres + -j →‎ keress
st, szt The -t is removed, the -j assimilates to the -s, -sz:
  fest + -j →‎ fess
a long vowel + t or
a consonant + t		 The -j becomes -s:
  segít + -j →‎ segíts
  bont + -j →‎ bonts
Exceptions: bocsát → bocsáss, lát → láss
a short vowel + t Both the stem-final -t and the -j becomes -s:
  mutat + -j → mutass
  • (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -jak is added to back vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → Várjak? - Sould I wait?
    -jek is added to front vowel verbs
    kér (“to ask”) → Mit kérjek? - What should I ask?

See also
  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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