-nek

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nɛk] Rhymes: -ɛk === Etymology 1 === See at -nak. ==== Suffix ==== -nek (dative case suffix) Front-vowel variant of -nak. See details there. ===== 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 === See at -nak. ==== Suffix ==== -nek (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural and formal second-person plural present tense (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation). ‎énekel (“sing”) + ‎-nek → ‎énekelnek (“they sing, they are singing; (formal) you sing, you are singing”) ===== 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. === Etymology 3 === See at -nok. ==== Suffix ==== -nek (noun-forming suffix) Unrounded front-vowel variant -nok. See details there. eretnek (“heretic”) ===== Usage notes ===== (noun-forming suffix) Variants: -nok is added to back-vowel words ‎dal (“song”) + ‎-nok → ‎dalnok (“singer”) -nek is added to unrounded front-vowel words eretnek (“heretic”) -nök is added to rounded and some unrounded front-vowel words ‎ügy (“matter”) + ‎-nök → ‎ügynök (“agent”) ‎mér (“to measure”) + ‎-nök → ‎mérnök (“engineer”) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== Category:Hungarian terms taking -nak/-nek Appendix:Hungarian suffixes