-nk

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See also: NK, nK, nk., and nk

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nk

  1. (possessive suffix) our …… (first person plural, single possession)
    autó (car)az autónk (our car)
    kutya (dog)a kutyánk (our dog)
    érme (coin)az érménk (our coin)
  2. (personal-pronoun suffix) …… of us (appended to a numeral or a pronoun)
    kettő (two)kettőnk (the two of us)

Usage notes

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  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -nk is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -unk is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ünk is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant
  • (personal-pronoun suffix) Variants:
    -nk is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -unk is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ünk is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ónk a variant of -unk
    -őnk a variant of -ünk

See also

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