-jalak

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɒlɒk]

Suffix

-jalak

1. (personal suffix) Forms the first-person singular subjunctive present of transitive verbs with a second-person object.

   hív (“to call”) → Hívjalak holnap? ― Should I call you tomorrow?

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.

Subjunctive/imperative 2nd-person-object personal endings

Person (subject)	Back vowel	Front vowel	2nd-person object (informal “you”)
			singular	plural
én  (“I”)	-jalak	-jelek	téged	titeket / benneteket
When the 2nd-person object is addressed formally (önt/magát or their plural), the definite suffixes are used. See also: indefinite suffixes.
Verb ending	Assimilation rules of -j
s sz z dz	The -j assimilates to the verb ending:   keres →‎ keresselek   metsz →‎ metsszelek   hoz →‎ hozzalak   edz →‎ eddzelek
st szt	The -t is removed, the -j assimilates to the -s, -sz:   fest →‎ fesselek   fáraszt →‎ fárasszalak
long vowel + t or consonant + t	The -j becomes -s:   segít →‎ segítselek   bont →‎ bontsalak Exceptions: bocsát → bocsássalak, lát → lássalak
short vowel + t	Both the stem-final -t and the -j become -s:   mutat → mutassalak, szeret → szeresselek

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes