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== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nɒk] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Uralic *nä (“this”) + Proto-Uralic *-k or Proto-Uralic *-ŋ (“lative suffix”). Compare Proto-Finnic *-k (“forming lative adverbs”). ==== Suffix ==== -nak/-nek (dative case suffix) to, for húg (“younger sister”) → Adtam egy könyvet a húgomnak. ― I gave a book to my little sister. 's, of (forms the possessive from the noun of the possessor, along with the ending -a/-e/-ja/-je added to the possession. Often omitted if the act of possession is not the predicate of the sentence.) szomszéd (“neighbor”) → A szomszédom(nak a) kertjében áll egy tölgyfa. ― There is an oak in my neighbor’s garden. múzeum (“museum”) → A múzeumnak két bejárata van. ― The museum has two entrances. Indicates the second, predicative complement of several verbs, e.g. those with a sense like call, name, find, deem, judge (appellation or appraisal) as, for (in the function or role specified) Ne dobd ki az újságot, jól jöhet még csomagolópapírnak. ― Don't throw out the newspaper, it could come in handy as wrapping paper. Forms the concessive sense: used to devalue the predicate of the sentence when repeated and followed by a clause that contrasts with or contradicts it. See also -ni. Olcsónak olcsó, de ráférne egy felújítás. ― Cheap as it may be, but it could do with some renovation. ===== Usage notes ===== (dative case suffix) Variants: -nak is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-. házigazda (“host”) → Ajándékot hoztunk a házigazdának. ― We brought gifts for the host. -nek is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-. gyerek (“child”) → Vettem egy játékot a gyereknek. ― I bought a toy for the child. körte (“pear”) → A körtének jó íze van. ― The pear tastes good. (literally, “to the pear there is a good flavor”) Szépnek szép, de nem valami hasznos. ― Pretty as it may be, but there's not much use of it. ==== See also ==== neki === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Suffix ==== -nak (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation). ‎olvas (“read”) + ‎-nak → ‎olvasnak (“they read, they are reading; (formal) you read, you are reading”) ===== Usage notes ===== (personal suffix) Variants: -nak is added to back-vowel verbs tanul (“study”) → A gyerekek nem tanulnak eleget. ― The children are not studying enough. -nek is added to front-vowel verbs énekel (“sing”) → A madarak énekelnek. ― The birds are singing. -anak is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít tanít (“teach”) → Mire tanítanak minket az állatok? ― What do animals teach us? -enek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít fest (“paint”) → A gyerekek festenek. ― The children are painting. ==== See also ==== Category:Hungarian terms taking -nak/-nek Appendix:Hungarian suffixes == Ilocano == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nak/ === Pronoun === -nak Fused enclitic with second-person singular agent and first-person singular patient; fuses -mo (“you, your”) and -ak (“I, me”) Ay-ayatennak? ― Do you love me? Fused enclitic with third-person singular agent and first-person singular patient; fuses -na (“he, she, it, his, her, its”) and -ak (“I, me”) Imbatinak itattay. ― He/she left me a while ago. ==== Usage notes ==== The pronoun is often conflated with -ak in colloquial speech. === See also ===