-aná

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒnaː]

Suffix

-aná

1. (personal conditional suffix) Forms the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, definite conjugation).

   ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-aná → ‎tanítaná (“he/she would teach”)

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 conditional suffix) Variants:

  -ná is added to most back vowel verbs

  ‎vár (“to expect”) + ‎-ná → ‎várná (“he/she would expect”)

  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, to request”) + ‎-né → ‎kérné (“he/she would 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”) + ‎-aná → ‎mondaná (“he/she would say”)

  Nem mondaná, ha nem lenne igaz. ― She would not say it if it weren't true.

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-aná → ‎tanítaná (“he/she would teach”)

  Ki tanítaná őt ott 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”) + ‎-ené → ‎festené (“he/she would paint”)

  Péter milyen színűre festené ezt a szobát? ― What color would Péter paint this room?

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-ené → ‎segítené (“he/she would help”)

  A város hogyan segítené őket? ― How would the city help them?

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes