-enie
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From -e- (linking vowel) + -nie (conjugated infinitive suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ɛnijɛ]
=== Suffix ===
-enie
(conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person singular and the second-person singular formal of an infinitive.
veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítenie. ― He/she has to lose weight. / You (formal) 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 dohányoznia. ― S/he is not allowed to smoke here. (third person)
Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general)
With words like “important, necessary” etc., it is expressed in English as “for him/her to…”.
Fontos eljönnie. ― It is important for him/her to come here. or It is important that s/he come here.
Variants:
-nia is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
rohanni (“to run”) → Rohannia kell. ― He/she has to run.
-nie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni
nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetnie kell. ― He/she has to laugh.
főzni (“to cook”) → Főznie kell. ― He/she has to cook.
-ania is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani
tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítania kell. ― He/she has to teach.
-enie is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni
veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítenie. ― He/she has to lose weight.
=== See also ===
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
== Old Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nьje.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɛɲɛː/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɛɲe/
=== Suffix ===
-enie
forms verbal nouns
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Polish: -enie
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Polish -enie.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
Syllabification: -e‧nie
=== Suffix ===
-enie n
forms gerunds, usually from verbs ending with -ić
wybawić + -enie → wybawienie
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
-anie