Verbs ending with t preceded by i or a liquid consonant take in the imperative and subjunctive mood an s instead of j; as gyűjteni, to collect:—
| Imperative and Subjunctive. | |
| gyüjtsek, | not gyüjtjek, |
| gyüjts, | not„ gyüjtj; |
| güjtsön, | not„ gyüjtön, &c. |
But in the present tense of the indicative mood these retain the j.
Monosyllabic verbs ending in t preceded by a vowel other than i, and all causal verbs, change their final t into s in the imperative and subjunctive present tense.
If a verb ends with t which is preceded by sz, the final t is dropped in the imperative and subjunctive, and sz is then doubled.
If a verb ends with a double consonant, or with a single hard consonant, that would not admit an easy pronunciation of the ending -ni, the infinitive ending will then be -ani or eni; instead of -ni; as, hallani, to hear. In such cases all inflections beginning with a consonant are joined to the verb with a vowel; for instance, hall-ott, not hall-t, &c.
These rules will be better explained by the following examples:—
