Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -ni (infinitive suffix) +‎ -a (third-person singular personal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nia

  1. (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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ -nia in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-nia f

  1. forms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places

Derived terms

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish -nia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
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Suffix

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-nia f

  1. forms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
    głos + ‎-nia → ‎głośnia

Declension

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Derived terms

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