-ották

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [otːaːk]

Suffix

-ották

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).

   ‎sóhajt (“to sigh”) + ‎-ották → ‎sóhajtották (“they (have/had) sighed”)

   ‎javít (“to correct”) + ‎-ották → ‎javították (“they (have/had) corrected”)

   ‎nyit (“to open”) + ‎-ották → ‎nyitották (“they (have/had) opened”)

Usage notes

• (past tense suffix) Variants:

  -ták is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -ték is added to most front-vowel verbs

  -tták is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)

  -tték is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)

  -ották 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)

  -ették is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)

  -ötték 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)

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes