-ettek

Hungarian

Etymology

-ett (past tense suffix) + -ek (third-person plural suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛtːɛk]

Suffix

-ettek

  1. (past tense suffix) Used to form the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugations).
    szerkeszt (to edit)szerkesztettek (they edited)
    vetít (to project)vetítettek (they projected)
    vet (to sow)vetettek (they sowed/sown)

Usage notes

  • (past tense suffix) Variants:
    -tak is added to most back vowel verbs
    -tek is added to most front vowel verbs
    -ttak is added to back vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , ó, , , szí)
    -ttek is added to front vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, nyű, sző)
    -ottak is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, nyit, except lát)
    -ettek is added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttek is added to rounded front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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