-jak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jak"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -j (subjunctive/imperative suffix) +‎ -ak (personal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɒk]

Suffix

-jak

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the first-person singular subjunctive/imperative of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    vár (“to wait”) → Várjak? ― Should I wait?

Usage notes
  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -jak is added to back-vowel verbs
    vár (“to wait”) → Várjak? ― Should I wait?
    -jek is added to front vowel-verbs
    kér (“to ask”) → Mit kérjek? ― What should I ask?
    Subjunctive/imperative indefinite – personal endings
Person Back
    vowel    		 Front vowel
unrounded  rounded 
én 1st person singular -jak -jek
te 2nd person singular -j
long form -jál -jél
ő
maga / ön		 3rd person singular -jon -jen -jön
-ik verbs (optional) -jék
mi 1st person plural -junk -jünk
ti 2nd person plural -jatok -jetek
ők
maguk / önök		 3rd person plural -janak -jenek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
Verb ending Assimilation rules of -j
-s
-sz
-z
-dz		 The -j assimilates to the verb ending:
  keres →‎ keress
  metsz →‎ metssz
  hoz →‎ hozz
  edz →‎ eddz
-st
-szt		 The -t is removed; the -j assimilates to the -s, -sz:
  fest →‎ fess
  fáraszt →‎ fárassz
long vowel + t
or
consonant + t		 The -j becomes -s:
  segít →‎ segíts
  bont →‎ bonts
Exceptions: bocsát → bocsáss, lát → láss
short vowel + t Both the stem-final -t and the -j become -s:
  mutat → mutass, szeret → szeress

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

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-jak (Cyrillic spelling -јак)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a performer, feature, human relation, result of an action, object, diminutive or a proper name.

See also
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