lennék

Lennék is the first-person singular conditional form of the Hungarian verb lenni, meaning "to be." It is used to express hypothetical or desired states and appears in conditional clauses, after if-clauses, or in expressions of wish or polite conjecture. As a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item, lennék signals what the speaker would be under certain conditions.

Morphology and related forms: The form is built from the stem lenn- plus the conditional suffix -ék, yielding lennék. Other persons in the same mood are te lennél (you would be), ő lenne (he/she/it would be), mi lennénk (we would be), ti lennétek (you would be), and ők lennének (they would be). In standard Hungarian, the verb lenni is irregular in its stem for the conditional, but the person endings follow the common pattern for the conditional mood. The stress falls on the first syllable, in line with general Hungarian pronunciation rules.

Usage and examples: Lennék commonly used with ha (“if”) to present a hypothetical situation, e.g., Ha én lennék ott, segítenék neked. Translation: If I were there, I would help you. It can also express a wish or tentative state, such as Én lennék boldog, ha ez megtörténne (“I would be happy if this happened”). In sentences without an explicit main clause, lennék still signals a conditional or hypothetical stance.

See also: lenni, the Hungarian verb “to be,” and Hungarian verb conjugation patterns. The form lennék is a key example of Hungarian conditional mood for the first-person singular.