-enek

See also: enek, ének, and -enék

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -nek (personal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛnɛk]

Suffix

-enek

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enek → ‎segítenek (“they help, they are helping; (formal) you help, you are helping”)

Usage notes
    Present tense indefinite – personal suffixes
Person Back
    vowel    		 Front vowel
unrounded   rounded  
én 1st person singular -ok -ek -ök
-ik verbs (optional) -om -em -öm
te 2nd person singular -sz
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -asz -esz
after s, sz, z, dz -ol -el -öl
ő
maga
ön		 3rd person singular –
-ik verbs -ik
mi 1st person plural -unk -ünk
ti 2nd person plural -tok -tek -tök
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -otok -etek -ötök
ők
maguk
önök		 3rd person plural -nak -nek
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -anak -enek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -nak is added to back-vowel verbs
    tanul (“study”) → A gyerekek nem tanulnak eleget. ― The children are not studying enough.
    -nek is added to front-vowel verbs
    énekel (“sing”) → A madarak énekelnek. ― The birds are singing.
    -anak is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    tanít (“teach”) → Mire tanítanak minket az állatok? ― What do animals teach us?
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    fest (“paint”) → A gyerekek festenek. ― The children are painting.

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