Hungarian

Suffix

-nod

1. Used to form the second-person singular informal of an infinitive.

   tanulni ‎(“to study”) → Tanulnod kell. - You have to study.

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”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes