-etik
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Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-etik
- (passive suffix, archaic) Added to a front-vowel verb to form a verb with a passive meaning.
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”)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From -et (causative suffix) + -ik (third-person plural definite suffix).
Suffix[edit]
-etik
- (personal suffix) Forms the third-person plural present-tense causative form of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).
- Megnézetik vele a filmet. ― They have him/her see the movie.