Döntene

Döntene is a Hungarian finite verb form belonging to the present conditional mood of the verb dönteni, which means to decide. In English, it corresponds to “he/she would decide” or “that he/she would decide.” The form is used in clauses that express hypothetical actions by a third-person subject, or in indirect speech where a decision is reported.

Morphology and usage are characteristic of Hungarian verb conjugation. The base is the stem dönt- and the present conditional ending for the third person singular is -ene, yielding döntene. Other persons use the surrounding conditional endings: döntenék (I would decide), döntenél (you would decide), döntenénk (we would decide), döntenétek (you would decide), döntenének (they would decide). The exact spelling reflects Hungarian vowel harmony and historical development of the conditional mood.

In practice, döntene is most common in formal or literary writing and in contexts where a hypothetical decision is attributed to a specific subject. It can appear in subordinate clauses and in indirect speech, for example when reporting what someone would decide in a given situation, or when presenting a conditional stance in a debate or legal text.

Examples:

- A testület döntenene a javaslatról. (The committee would decide on the proposal.)

See also:

- Hungarian grammar, conditional mood, dönten i (to decide)