nyomni

Nyomni is a Hungarian verb meaning to press or push, with extensions to applying physical pressure, pressing a button or key, and, in figurative use, insisting or urging someone or something. It can denote both concrete actions, such as pushing a lever, and more abstract ones, like pressing a claim or a deadline.

The verb is formed from the stem nyom- and follows regular Hungarian inflection by adding the infinitive suffix -ni. It belongs to the class of second-conjugation verbs in its standard present and past tense patterns. The basic meaning remains constant across senses, with context guiding the specific sense (physical action, mechanical operation, or figurative pressure).

Present tense forms (examples with nyomni): én nyomok, te nyomsz, ő nyom, mi nyomunk, ti nyomtok, ők nyomnak. Past simple forms: én nyomtam, te nyomtál, ő nyomott, mi nyomtunk, ti nyomtatok, ők nyomták. Imperative forms include nyomj (informal singular) and nyomjatok (informal plural). The perfective sense is often expressed with the prefix meg-, as in megnyomni, meaning “to press/press down completely” or “to hit the button.”

Usage notes: nyomni is used for pressing physical controls (megnyomni a gombot), applying or exerting pressure (nyomást gyakorolni), and metaphorically to advocate or insist (nyomni valakin egy követelést). It coexists with related nouns such as nyomás (pressure) and verbs like nyomtatni (to print) and nyomtató (printer) in related meanings.

See also: nyomás, nyomtatás, nyomtató.