-tök

See also: tok, toek, Tok, tók, tök, and -tok

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tøk]

Suffix

-tök

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    repül (to fly) + -tökrepültök (you fly, you are flying)
    Mikor repültök Budapestre?When are you flying to Budapest?
  2. (possessive suffix) your (second-person plural informal, single possession)
    gyűrű (ring) + -tökgyűrűtök (your ring)
    Mikor veszett el a gyűrűtök?When did you lose your ring?

Usage notes

  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -tok is added to back-vowel verbs
    -tek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs
    -tök is added to rounded front-vowel verbs
    -otok is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    -etek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
    -ötök is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít
  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -tok is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
    -tek is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -tök is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a vowel
    -otok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -atok is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -etek is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ötök is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

See also

  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
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