-tetek

See also: tetek, tétek, and -tétek

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛtɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -etek (second-person plural suffix).

Suffix

-tetek

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

   ‎énekel (“to sing”) + ‎-tetek → ‎énekeltetek (“you (all) sang”)

   Mi volt az, amit énekeltetek? ― What was that you (all) were singing?

Usage notes

• (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)

Etymology 2

From -tet (causative suffix) +‎ -ek (first-person singular suffix).

Suffix

-tetek

1. (causative suffix) Forms the first-person singular present-tense causative of verbs (indefinite conjugation). Variants: -tatok, -atok, -etek.

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes