idéznénk
idéznénk is a verb form in Hungarian, representing the first-person plural conditional mood of the verb idéz, meaning “to quote.” It is used to express a hypothetical or contingent action in the present or future and can appear in both spoken and written language. In English, it corresponds to “we would quote.” The form is one of several conditional endings in Hungarian and is distinct from the hortative form idézzünk, which means “let us quote.”
Formation and morphology: idéznénk is created by attaching the conditional suffix -nénk to the stem idéz-. Because
Usage: The form is common in academic, journalistic, and formal writing when proposing or hypothetical quoting
- Ha rendelkezésre állnának a források, idéznénk őket. (If the sources were available, we would quote them.)
- Szívesen idéznénk az irodalomból, ha engedélyt kapnánk. (We would be glad to quote from the literature
See also: idéz (to quote), idézni (to quote, infinitive), idézzünk (let us quote).