enni
The Hungarian verb for "eat" is enni.
The verb enni is used to describe the act of eating a meal.
Meaning: eat a meal (verb)
Which one should you use?
You may use eszegetni to convey the idea of snacking or eating casually or falni to express devouring something or eating voraciously.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the future tense, use enni with the auxiliary verb fog (for example, enni fogok for "I will eat"). To express necessity, use enni with the modal verb kell (for example, enni kell for "must eat").
Did you know?
- Hungarians use the verb evet as a way to say 'yes', which is phonetically similar to the root of the verb enni. While they are different words, the sonic connection often amuses students.
- The suffix -getni in eszegetni indicates a repeated or intermittent action. This means 'snacking' is linguistically viewed as 'eating in small bits over and over'.
- The verb falni for devouring comes from the word falat, which means 'a bite' or 'a mouthful'. It literally describes the action of taking large bites.
Examples in context
- Én is enni akarok!I want to eat too!This sentence shows how to express a personal desire to eat using enni.Tatoeba #5194455 by Tarsolyos, translation #12218060 by megamanenm
- Ki akar enni most?Who wants to eat now?This sentence demonstrates how to ask a question about who wants to eat now using enni.Tatoeba #8338011 by felvideki, translation #3821888 by CK
- Ma mit fogsz enni?What will you eat today?This sentence illustrates how to ask about future eating plans using enni.Tatoeba #10350691 by Cabo, translation #10336912 by CC
- Ma sokat eszegettem.I ate a lot today (snacked).
- Menjünk el kajálni valamit együtt!Let's go eat something together (playfully)!
- 294 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Katalin and Zoltán are deciding what to do for dinner.
- KatalinKéső már, ideje enni.It is late, it is time to eat.
- ZoltánÉn még nem akarok enni.I don't want to eat yet.
- KatalinDe én nagyon éhes vagyok!But I am very hungry!
- ZoltánRendben, menjünk enni.Alright, let's go eat.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
