-öttek

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -ött (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ek (third-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-öttek

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    köszönt (to greet) + ‎-öttek → ‎köszöntöttek (they (have/had) greeted)
    Udvariasan köszöntöttek minket az utcán.They greeted us politely on the street.
    süt (to bake) + ‎-öttek → ‎sütöttek (they (have/had) baked)
    Süteményeket sütöttek az ünnepre.They baked cookies for the holiday.

Usage notes

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  • (past-tense suffix) Variants:
    -tak is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -tek is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -ttak is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , szí; ó, ; )
    -ttek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , sző; nyű)
    -ottak 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)
    -ettek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttek 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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