figyelnie

Figyelnie is a term that appears primarily as a nonstandard or dialectal variant in Hungarian texts, and is not listed as a standard infinitive form in major dictionaries. In standard Hungarian, the verb meaning “to pay attention” or “to watch” is figyelni. The existence of figyelnie is generally treated as an irregularity, a misspelling, or a quotation from a speaker using nonstandard orthography rather than a separately recognized grammatical form.

Etymology and standard usage. The verb underlying this meaning is figyelni, formed from the root figyel- with the infinitive suffix -ni. The noun related to attention is figyelem, and the nominalized form figyelés referring to the act of paying attention. In contemporary Hungarian, figyelni is conjugated regularly (figyelek, figyelsz, figyel, figyelünk, figyeltek, figyelnek; imperative forms include figyelj, figyeljen, figyeljünk, figyeljetek, figyeljenek). If found as figyelnie, it is typically encountered as a misspelling or in quoted speech that preserves an older or nonstandard spelling, not as a separate standard form.

Guidance for writers and learners. For clear, correct Hungarian, use figyelni for the infinitive, and avoid figyelnie except when documenting a nonstandard usage or reproducing a source that uses it. When discussing attention or watching in neutral prose, examples should employ standard forms such as Meg kell figyelni a jeleket or Kérlek, figyelj rám. The distinction between standard and nonstandard forms is relevant for orthography, pedagogy, and linguistic description.

See also: figyelni, figyelem, figyelés.