-ették

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See also: ették, -ettek, and ettek

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From -ett (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ék (third-person plural suffix).

Suffix

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-ették

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
    szerkeszt (to edit) + ‎-ették → ‎szerkesztették (they (have/had) edited)
    vetít (to project) + ‎-ették → ‎vetítették (they (have/had) projected)
    vet (to sow) + ‎-ették → ‎vetették (they (have/had) sowed/sown)
Usage notes
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  • (past tense suffix) Variants:
    -ták is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -ték is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tták is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , ó, , , szí)
    -tték is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, nyű, sző)
    -ották 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)
    -ették is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -ötték 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

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From -et (causative suffix) +‎ -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ék (third-person plural suffix).

Suffix

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-ették

  1. (past-tense causative suffix) Forms the third-person plural causative past tense of verbs (definite conjugation), used with -val/-vel, e.g. vele, velük etc., otherwise coinciding with the above forms.
    fest (to paint) + ‎-ették → ‎festették (they had someone paint something)
    megért (to understand) + ‎-ették → ‎megértették (they made someone understand something)
    Megértették velünk, hogy nem tehetünk ilyet.They made us understand that we couldn't do such a thing.
    szerkeszt (to edit) + ‎-ették → ‎szerkesztették (they had someone edit something)
    Velünk szerkesztették az újságjukat.They had us edit their newspaper.
Usage notes
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Homonymy exists between regular and causative past tense forms of consonant + t types of front-vowel verbs, in all the six persons, both with definite and indefinite endings, except for the third-person singular indefinite form (-ettem, -ettél, –, -ettünk, -ettetek, -ettek; -ettem, -etted, -ette, -ettük, -ettétek, -ették; -ettelek). On the other hand, other types of front-vowel verbs as well as back-vowel verbs take different forms for the regular and the causative past tense (e.g. -ottam and -attam, e.g. ugrottam and ugrattam among similar back-vowel verbs, other front-vowel verb types having clearly distinct forms: kértem vs. kérettem, kerestem vs. kerestettem). However, the -val/-vel argument is compulsory with the causative sense, so it makes the distinction easier (e.g. megértettem velük a különbséget – “I made them understand the difference”).

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