Hungarian

Suffix

-nunk

1. Used to form the first-person plural of an infinitive.

   tanulni ‎(“to study”) → Tanulnunk kell. - We 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 dohányoznunk. - We are not allowed to smoke here. (first-person)

  Itt nem szabad dohányozni. - Smoking is not allowed here. (general)

• Variants:

  -nunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  rohanni ‎(“to run”) → rohannunk kell ‎(“we have to run”)

  -nünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  nevetni ‎(“to laugh”) → nevetnünk kell ‎(“we have to laugh”)

  főzni ‎(“to cook”) → főznünk kell ‎(“we have to cook”)

  -anunk is added to back vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani

  tanítani ‎(“to teach”) → tanítanunk kell ‎(“we have to teach”)

  -enünk is added to front vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni

  veszíteni ‎(“to lose”) → súlyt kell veszítenünk ‎(“we have to lose weight”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitive forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes