-aná

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ná (conditional suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɒnaː]

Suffix

-aná

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
    tanít (“to teach”) → Ki tanítaná ott őt angolra? - Who would teach him there English?

Usage notes
    Conditional definite – personal endings
Person Back
     vowel     		 Front vowel
unrounded   rounded  
én 1st person singular -nám -ném
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -anám -eném
te 2nd person singular -nád -néd
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -anád -enéd
ő
maga
ön		 3rd person singular -ná -né
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -aná -ené
mi 1st person plural -nánk
(archaic -nók)		 -nénk
(archaic -nők)
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -anánk
(archaic -anók)		 -enénk
(archaic -enők)
ti 2nd person plural -nátok -nétek
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -anátok -enétek
ők
maguk
önök		 3rd person plural -nák -nék
after two consonants
or a long vowel + t		 -anák -enék
See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
  • (personal suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ná is added to most back vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → Az ember azt várná egy gyerektől, hogy tanuljon. ― One would expect from a child to study.
    -né is added to most front vowel verbs
    kér (“to ask”) → Nem kérné, ha nem volna szüksége rá. ― He would not request it if he did not need it.
    -aná is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
    mond (“to say something”) → Nem mondaná, ha nem lenne igaz. ― She would not say it if it weren't true.
    tanít (“to teach”) → Ki tanítaná ott őt angolra? ― Who would teach him there English?
    -ené is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
    fest (“to paint”) → Péter milyen színűre festené ezt a szobát? ― What color would Péter paint this room?
    segít (“to help”) → A város hogyan segítené őket? ― How would the city help them?

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