-ottál

Hungarian

Etymology

-ott (past tense suffix) +‎ -ál (second-person singular suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [otːaːl]

Suffix

-ottál

1. (past tense suffix) Used to form the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugations).

   sóhajt (“to sigh”) → sóhajtottál (“you (have/had) sighed”)

   javít (“to correct”) → javítottál (“you (have/had) corrected”)

   nyit (“to open”) → nyitottál (“you (have/had) opened”)

Usage notes

• (past tense suffix) Variants:

  -tál is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -tél is added to most front-vowel verbs

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

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

  -ottál 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)

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

  -öttél 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