# -jak
## Hungarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jɒk]

### Suffix

-jak
* (personal suffix) Forms the first-person singular subjunctive/imperative of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    vár (“to wait”) → Várjak? ― Should I wait?

#### Usage notes

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

### See also

* Category:Hungarian verb forms
* Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

## Serbo-Croatian
### Suffix

-jak (Cyrillic spelling -јак)
* Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a performer, feature, human relation, result of an action, object, diminutive or a proper name.

### See also

* -ak
* -njak