-tétek

See also: tetek, tétek, and -tetek

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teːtɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Suffix

-tétek

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

   énekel (“to sing”) → Melyik dalt énekeltétek? ― Which song were you (all) singing?

Usage notes

• (past tense suffix) Variants:

  -tátok is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -tétek is added to most front-vowel verbs

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

  -ttétek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (fő, jő, lő, nő, nyű, sző)

  -ottátok 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)

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

  -öttétek 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