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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From -i (possessive plural) + -tek (second-person plural personal suffix).
Suffix
-itek
- (possessive suffix) your ... -s (second-person plural informal, multiple possessions)
- gyűrű (“ring”) → a gyűrűitek (“your rings”)
- este (“evening”) → az estéitek (“your evenings”)
Usage notes
- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -itok is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-.
- -itek is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -aitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -jaitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
- -jeitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
Etymology 2
Personal suffix.
Suffix
-itek
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).
- fest (“to paint”) + -itek → festitek (“you paint, you are painting”)
- A falat festitek? ― Are you painting the walls?
Usage notes
- (personal suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.
Present tense definite – personal endings
See also