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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From -t (past-tense suffix) + -etek (second-person plural suffix).
Suffix
-tetek
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
- énekel (“to sing”) + -tetek → énekeltetek (“you (all) sang”)
- Mi volt az, amit énekeltetek? ― What was that you (all) were singing?
Usage notes
- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tatok is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -tetek is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttatok is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttetek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (fő, jő, lő, nő, nyű, sző)
- -ottatok 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)
- -ettetek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -öttetek 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)
Etymology 2
From -tet (causative suffix) + -ek (first-person singular suffix).
Suffix
-tetek
- (causative suffix) Forms the first-person singular present-tense causative of verbs (indefinite conjugation). Variants: -tatok, -atok, -etek.
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