-telek

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛlɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Suffix

-telek

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person singular past tense of verbs with second-person object (definite conjugation).

   ‎szeret (“to love”) + ‎-telek → ‎szerettelek (“I (have/had) loved you”)

   ‎keres (“to look for”) + ‎-telek → ‎kerestelek (“I was looking for you”)

Usage notes

• (past-tense suffix) Variants:

  -talak is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -telek is added to most front-vowel verbs

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

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

  -ottalak 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)

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

  -öttelek 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