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-ned
-ned
Hungarian
Suffix
-ned
- Used to form the second-person singular informal of an infinitive.
- beszélni (“to talk”) → Beszélned kell vele. - You have to talk to him/her.
Usage notes
- The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning.
- Itt nem szabad dohányoznod. - You are not allowed to smoke here. (second-person)
- Itt nem szabad dohányozni. - Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
- Variants:
- -nod is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- rohanni (“to run”) → rohannod kell (“you have to run”)
- -ned is added to unrounded front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- nevetni (“to laugh”) → nevetned kell (“you have to laugh”)
- -nöd is added to rounded front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
- főzni (“to cook”) → főznöd kell (“you have to cook”)
- -anod is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
- tanítani (“to teach”) → tanítanod kell (“you have to teach”)
- -ened is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
- veszíteni (“to lose”) → súlyt kell veszítened (“you have to lose weight”)
- -nod is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
See also
- Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes