-jon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jon"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -j (subjunctive/imperative suffix) +‎ -on (personal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jon]

Suffix

-jon

1. (personal suffix) Forms the third-person singular present subjunctive/imperative of verbs (indefinite conjugation).

   vár (“to wait”) → Meddig várjon? ― How long should he/she wait?

   Várjon, kérem. (formal) ― Please wait.

Usage notes

• See the harmonic variants in the table below.

    Subjunctive/imperative indefinite – personal endings

Person		Back     vowel	Front vowel
			unrounded	rounded
én	1st person singular	-jak	-jek
te	2nd person singular	-j
	long form	-jál	-jél
ő maga / ön	3rd person singular	-jon	-jen	-jön
	-ik verbs (optional)	-jék
mi	1st person plural	-junk	-jünk
ti	2nd person plural	-jatok	-jetek
ők maguk / önök	3rd person plural	-janak	-jenek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
Verb ending	Assimilation rules of -j
-s -sz -z -dz	The -j assimilates to the verb ending:   keres →‎ keress   metsz →‎ metssz   hoz →‎ hozz   edz →‎ eddz
-st -szt	The -t is removed; the -j assimilates to the -s, -sz:   fest →‎ fess   fáraszt →‎ fárassz
long vowel + t or consonant + t	The -j becomes -s:   segít →‎ segíts   bont →‎ bonts Exceptions: bocsát → bocsáss, lát → láss
short vowel + t	Both the stem-final -t and the -j become -s:   mutat → mutass, szeret → szeress

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes