-nia

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From -ni (infinitive suffix) +‎ -a (third-person singular personal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nijɒ] === Suffix === -nia (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the third-person singular and the second-person singular formal of an infinitive. tanulni (“to study”) → Jánosnak most tanulnia kell. ― János has to study now. Önnek/magának most tanulnia kell. ― You (formal) 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 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 === References === == Old Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲa/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲa/ === Suffix === -nia f forms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish -nia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲa/ Rhymes: -a Syllabification: -nia === Suffix === -nia f forms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places ‎głos + ‎-nia → ‎głośnia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====