-jelek

See also: jelek

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɛlɛk]

Suffix

-jelek

  1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person singular subjunctive present of transitive verbs with a second-person object.
    kér (“to ask”) → kérjelek
    Hányszor kell kérjelek? ― How many times should I ask you?

Usage notes
  • (personal suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.
    Subjunctive/imperative definite - personal endings
Person Back vowel Front vowel
unrounded rounded
én 1st person singular -jam -jem
te 2nd person singular -d
long form -jad -jed
ő
maga
ön		 3rd person singular -ja -je
mi 1st person plural -juk -jük
ti 2nd person plural -játok -jétek
ők
maguk
önök		 3rd person plural -ják -jék
én 1st person singular subject with
2nd person object		 -jalak -jelek
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
long vowel + t or
consonant + t		 The -j becomes -s:
  segít + -j →‎ segíts
  bont + -j →‎ bonts
Exceptions: bocsát → bocsáss, lát → láss
short vowel + t Both the stem-final -t and the -j becomes -s:
  mutat + -j → mutass

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