-öttünk

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [øtːyŋk]

Suffix

-öttünk

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    ‎dönt (“to decide”) + ‎-öttünk → ‎döntöttünk (“we (have/had) decided”)
    Ebben a kérdésben még nem döntöttünk. ― We have not yet decided on this issue.

Usage notes
  • (past-tense suffix) Variants:
    -tunk is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -tünk is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -ttunk is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
    -ttünk is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
    -ottunk 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)
    -ettünk is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttünk 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
  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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