-ottuk

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ott (past-tense suffix) +‎ -uk (first-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [otːuk]

Suffix

-ottuk

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).

   ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-ottuk → ‎tanítottuk (“we taught”)

Usage notes

• (past-tense suffix) Variants:

  -tuk is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -tük is added to most front-vowel verbs

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

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

  -ottuk 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)

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

  -öttük 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