-tetek
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
-t (past tense suffix) + -etek (second-person plural suffix)
Suffix
-tetek
- (past-tense suffix) Used to form the second-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugations).
- énekel (“to sing”) → 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
-tet (causative suffix) + -ek (first-person singular suffix)
Suffix
-tetek
- (causative suffix) Used to form the first-person singular present tense causative of verbs (indefinite conjugations). Variants: -tatok, -atok, -etek.