-ottatok
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -ott (past-tense suffix) + -atok (second-person plural suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ottatok
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
- sóhajt (“to sigh”) + -ottatok → sóhajtottatok (“you all (have/had) sighed”)
- Nagyot sóhajtottatok, mikor meghallottátok a rossz hírt. ― You (all) sighed heavily when you heard the bad news.
- javít (“to correct”) + -ottatok → javítottatok (“you all (have/had) corrected”)
- Esténként kéziratokat javítottatok. ― You (all) corrected manuscripts in the evenings.
- nyit (“to open”) + -ottatok → nyitottatok (“you all (have/had) opened”)
- Miért nem nyitottatok ajtót, mikor csengettünk? ― Why didn't you (all) open the door when we rang the bell?
Usage notes
[edit]- (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)