• IPA^(key): [nɛk]
• Rhymes:-ɛk

See at-nak.

-nek (dative case suffix)

2. Front-vowel variant of-nak. See details there.

• (dative case suffix) Variants:

  -nak is added to back-vowel words. Final-a changes to-á-.

  házigazda(“host”) →Ajándékot hoztunk a házigazdának. ―We brought giftsfor the host.

  -nek is added to front-vowel words. Final-e changes to-é-.

  gyerek(“child”) →Vettem egy játékot a gyereknek. ―I bought a toyfor 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. ―Prettyas it may be, but there's not much use of it.

• neki

See at-nak.

-nek (personal suffix)

2. 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”)

• (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 at-nok.

-nek (noun-forming suffix)

2. Unrounded front-vowel variant-nok. See details there.

   eretnek(“heretic”)

• (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”)

• Category:Hungarian terms taking -nak/-nek
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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