-eniük

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -niük (conjugated infinitive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛnijyk] === Suffix === -eniük (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person plural of conjugated infinitives. fűteni (“to heat”) → Fűteniük kellett. ― They had to turn the heat on. veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszíteniük. ― They have to lose weight. ==== Usage notes ==== The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning: Itt nem szabad dohányozniuk. ― They/you [pl] are not allowed to smoke here. (third-person plural or formal) Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general) With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for them/you to…”. Nekik fontos eljönniük. ― It is important for them to come here. or It is important that they come. Önöknek fontos eljönniük. ― It is important for you [pl] to come here. or It is important that you come. Variants: -niuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni rohanni (“to run”) → Rohanniuk kell. ― They have to run. -niük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetniük kell. ― They have to laugh. főzni (“to cook”) → Főzniük kell. ― They have to cook. -aniuk is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítaniuk kell. ― They have to teach. -eniük is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszíteniük. ― They have to lose weight. -niok is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni rohanni (“to run”) → Rohanniok kell. ― They have to run. -niök is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetniök kell. ― They have to laugh. === See also === Appendix:Hungarian suffixes