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Hungarian
Etymology
From -t (past-tense suffix) + -em (first-person singular suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tem
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite and definite conjugation).
- nevet (“to laugh”) + -tem → nevettem (“I laughed”)
Usage notes
- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tam is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -tem is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttem is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (fő, jő, lő, nő, nyű, sző)
- -ottam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, hat, jut, nyit, except lát)
- -ettem is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -öttem 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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