-elek

See also: Elek, élek, and -elék

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e (linking vowel) +‎ -lek (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛlɛk]

Suffix

-elek

1. (personal suffix) Forms the first-person singular of transitive verbs with a second-person object (if no other suffixes are present before it, in indicative mood, present tense).

   ‎ért (“to understand”) + ‎-elek → ‎értelek (“I understand you”)

Usage notes

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

2nd-person-object present-tense personal endings

Person (subject)	Verb ending	Back vowel	Front vowel	2nd-person object (informal “you”)
				singular	plural
én  (“I”)	most types	-lak	-lek	téged	titeket / benneteket
	two consonants or long vowel + t	-alak	-elek
When the 2nd-person object is addressed formally (önt/magát or their plural), the definite suffixes are used. See also: indefinite suffixes.

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes