-eni

See also: eni, enî, êni, eni-, -ení, and ènì

Hungarian

Etymology

-e- +‎ -ni

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛni]

Suffix

-eni

  1. (infinitive suffix) Used to form the infinitive.
    segít (“help”) → segíteni (“to help”)

Usage notes

  • (infinitive suffix) Variants:
    -ni is added to most verbs
    ad (“give”) → adni (“to give”)
    -ani is added to back vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants
    tanít (“teach”) → tanítani (“to teach”)
    akaszt (“hang”) → akasztani (“to hang”)
    bont (“demolish”) → bontani (“to demolish”)
    -eni is added to front vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants
    veszít (“lose”) → veszíteni (“to lose”)
    ijeszt (“frighten”) → ijeszteni (“to frighten”)
    csökkent (“reduce”) → csökkenteni (“to reduce”)
    -nni is added to verbs with variant stems
    vesz (“buy”) → venni (“to buy”)
    eszik (“eat”) → enni (“to eat”)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian infinitives
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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