-tem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tem"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -em (first-person singular suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɛm]

Suffix

-tem

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite and definite conjugation).
    ‎nevet (“to laugh”) + ‎-tem → ‎nevettem (“I laughed”)

Usage notes
  • (past-tense suffix) Variants:
    -tam is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -tem is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -ttam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
    -ttem is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (fő, jő, lő, nő, nyű, sző)
    -ottam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, hat, jut, nyit, except lát)
    -ettem is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttem 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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