-nál

• IPA^(key): [naːl]

Case suffix.

-nál/-nél (adessive case suffix)

2. at, by

   A háznál várt rám. ― He was waiting for me at the house.

3. than (used with comparative)

   Synonyms: mint, (folksy) -tól/-től

   Minél több, annál jobb. ― The more, the better.

   Ez a szám nagyobb a másiknál. ― This number is bigger than the other.

• (adessive case suffix) Variants:

  -nál is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.

  a hegy lába (“the foot of the mountain”) → a hegy lábánál ― at the foot of the mountain

  -nél is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.

  az ágy feje (“the head of the bed”) → az ágy fejénél ― at the head of the bed

• nála
• Category:Hungarian terms taking -nál/-nél

From -ná (conditional suffix) +‎ -l (personal suffix).

-nál

2. (conditional suffix) Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).

   ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-nál → ‎olvasnál (“you would read”)

   Olvasnál valamit? ― Would you read something?

• (conditional suffix) Variants:

  -nál is added to most back-vowel verbs

  ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-nál → ‎várnál (“you would wait”)

  -nél is added to most front-vowel verbs

  ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-nél → ‎kérnél (“you would ask”)

  -anál is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)

  ‎mond (“to say something”) + ‎-anál → ‎mondanál (“you would say something”)

  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-anál → ‎tanítanál (“you would teach”)

  -enél is added to front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t

  ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-enél → ‎festenél (“you would paint”)

  ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-enél → ‎segítenél (“you would help”)

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes