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Hungarian
Etymology
From -t (past-tense suffix) + -ál (second-person singular suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tál
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
- olvas (“to read”) → Mit olvastál? ― What did you read?
Usage notes
- (past tense suffix) Variants:
- -tál is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -tél is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttál is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttél is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
- -ottál 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)
- -ettél is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -öttél 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)
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