-tuk
Hungarian
Etymology
-t (past tense suffix) + -uk (first-person plural suffix)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tuk
- (past tense suffix) Used to form the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugations).
- olvas (“to read”) → Olvastuk a könyvet. (“We were reading the book.”)
Usage notes
- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tuk is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -tük is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttuk is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttük is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
- -ottuk 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)
- -ettük is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -öttük 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
Pipil
Etymology
Perhaps from the perfective aspect marker *-tu- + -k (truncated form of -ki, preterite).
Pronunciation
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Suffix
-tuk
- Perfect singular verb suffix
- Nikujtuk yey wipil ini semanaj
- I have bought three shirts this week
- Participle marker
- Nugustoj nimaltia petztituk tik ne apan
- I like bathing naked in the river
See also
- -tiwit (plural verb suffix)