-nötök - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From -n- (infinitive suffix) +‎ -ötök (second-person plural personal suffix).

• IPA^(key): [nøtøk]

-nötök

1. (conjugated infinitive suffix) Forms the second-person plural of a conjugated infinitive.

   főzni (“to cook”) → Ma főznötök kell. ― You have to cook today.

• The conjugated infinitive denotes action connected to the person. The non-conjugated infinitive has a general meaning:

  Itt nem szabad dohányoznotok. ― You are not allowed to smoke here. (second-person plural)

  Itt nem szabad dohányozni. ― Smoking is not allowed here. (general)

• Variants:

  -notok is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  rohanni (“to run”) → Rohannotok kell. ― You have to run.

  -netek is added to unrounded front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  nevetni (“to laugh”) → Nevetnetek kell. ― You have to laugh.

  -nötök is added to rounded front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ni

  főzni (“to cook”) → Főznötök kell. ― You have to cook.

  -anotok is added to back-vowel words that form their infinitive with -ani

  tanítani (“to teach”) → Tanítanotok kell. ― You have to teach.

  -enetek is added to front-vowel words that form their infinitive with -eni

  veszíteni (“to lose”) → Súlyt kell veszítenetek. ― You have to lose weight.

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes