-enék

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -né (conditional suffix) +‎ -k (personal suffix).

• IPA^(key): [ɛneːk]

-enék

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

   ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (“I would help”)

   Én segítenék, ha tudnék. ― I would help if I could.

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

   ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (“they would help”)

   Ők segítenék a családot. ― They would help the family.

3. (personal suffix, archaic, only with -ik verbs) Forms the third-person singular conditional present indefinite. Usually avoided except when the third person is clear.

   Synonym: (current form) -ene

• (personal conditional suffix, indefinite first-person singular) Variants:

  -nék is added to most verbs (there is no back-vowel variant in standard Hungarian)

  ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-nék → ‎várnék (“I would wait”)

  -anék 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”) + ‎-anék → ‎mondanék (“I would say something”)

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-anék → ‎tanítanék (“I would teach”)

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  ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-enék → ‎festenék (“I would paint”)

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (“I would help”)

• (personal conditional suffix) Variants:

  -nák is added to most back-vowel verbs

  ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-nák → ‎várnák (“they would expect”)

  A szülők azt várnák, hogy a gyerekek tanuljanak. ― The parents would expect the children to study.

  -nék is added to most front-vowel verbs

  ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-nék → ‎kérnék (“they would ask”)

  A szüleim azt kérnék, hogy hívd fel őket. ― My parents would (like to) ask you to call them.

  -anák 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”) + ‎-anák → ‎mondanák (“they would say”)

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

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-anák → ‎tanítanák (“they would teach”)

  Ők tanítanák a gyerekeket. ― They would teach the children.

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  ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-enék → ‎festenék (“they would paint”)

  Ők festenék a házat. ― They would paint the house.

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enék → ‎segítenék (“they would help”)

  Ők segítenék a családot. ― They would help the family.

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes