-tatik
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Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-tatik
- (passive suffix, archaic) Added to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a passive meaning.
- használ (“to use”) + -tatik → használtatik (“to be used”)
Usage notes
[edit]- (passive suffix) Variants:
- -atik is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic verbs
- -etik is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic verbs
- -tatik is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel + t
- használ (“to use”) + -tatik → használtatik (“to be used”)
- -tetik is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel + t
- nevez (“to name”) + -tetik → neveztetik (“to be named”)