-nálak
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -ná (conditional suffix) + -lak (personal suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-nálak
- (personal conditional suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense of transitive verbs with a second-person object (conditional mood, definite conjugation).
- javasol (“to recommend”) + -nálak → javasolnálak (“I would recommend you”)
- Én javasolnálak erre a beosztásra. ― I would recommend you for this position.
Usage notes
[edit]- (personal conditional suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.
Conditional 2nd-person-object personal endings
| Person (subject) |
Verb ending |
Back vowel | Front vowel | 2nd-person object (informal “you”) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| én (“I”) |
most types | -nálak | -nélek | téged | titeket / benneteket |
| two consonants or long vowel + t |
-análak | -enélek | |||
| When the 2nd-person object is addressed formally (önt/magát or their plural), the definite suffixes are used. See also: indefinite suffixes. | |||||