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Hungarian
Etymology
From -t (past-tense suffix) + -ünk (first-person plural suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tünk
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
- énekel (“to sing”) + -tünk → énekeltünk (“we sang, we were singing”)
- A versenyen két dalt énekeltünk. ― We sang two songs at the competition.
Usage notes
- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tunk is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -tünk is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttunk is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttünk is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
- -ottunk 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)
- -ettünk is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -öttünk 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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