-öttük

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -ött (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ük (first-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-öttük

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).
    dönt (to decide) + ‎-öttük → ‎döntöttük (we decided)
    süt (to bake)Tegnap sütöttük a kenyeret.We baked the bread yesterday.

Usage notes

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  • (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 (, , ó, , , szí)
    -ttük is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, 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

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