-otta

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-otta

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person singular past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
    sóhajt (to sigh) + ‎-otta → ‎sóhajtotta (he/she (has/had) sighed)
    javít (to correct) + ‎-otta → ‎javította (he/she (has/had) corrected)
    nyit (to open) + ‎-otta → ‎nyitotta (he/she (has/had) opened)
  2. (verbal-participle suffix) Forms the verbal participle of verbs, always following the agent noun.
    borít (to cover)[hó] borította [táj] ([landscape] covered by [snow], literally snow-covered landscape)

Usage notes

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  • (past-tense and verbal-participle suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , szí; ó, ; )
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , sző; nyű)
    -otta 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)
    -ette is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -ötte 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)
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs that originally ended in a vowel (like jön, originally )
    -ata is added to back-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like hall)
    -ete is added to front-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like kell)

See also

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Further reading

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Italian

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Suffix

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-otta f

  1. feminine of -otto

Derived terms

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