mennék

Mennék is a Hungarian verb form. It represents the first-person singular present conditional form of the verb menni, meaning “to go.” In this mood, mennék is used to express actions that would occur under certain conditions or in hypothetical situations.

In usage, mennék appears primarily in conditional clauses and tentative statements. It can convey a hypothetical plan, a polite or restrained intention, or a scenario that depends on another condition. Other persons of the same verb form are mennél (you would go), menne (he/she/it would go), mennénk (we would go), mennétek (you would go, plural), and mennénk is also used for the third-person plural in some inflected forms, depending on the sentence structure.

Examples:

- Ha lenne rá időm, mennék a moziba. (If I had time, I would go to the cinema.)

- Már elhatároztam, hogy mennék, ha a munka befejeződik. (I have decided that I would go if the work finishes.)

- Én most mennék, de sajnos nem megyek. (I would go now, but I cannot go.)

Etymology and relation to other forms: mennék is built from the verb root menn- (from menni, “to go”) with the conditional mood suffix -ék, marked for the first person singular. It forms part of a broader set of conditional forms in Hungarian, which include versions for all persons (mennél, menne, mennénk, mennétek, mennének).

See also: Hungarian grammar, conditional mood, conjugation of menni.