-ottak

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ott (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ak (third-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [otːɒk]

Suffix

-ottak

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).

   ‎sóhajt (“to sigh”) + ‎-ottak → ‎sóhajtottak (“they sighed”)

   A rossz hír hallatán a szomszédok csak sóhajtottak. ― Hearing the bad news, the neighbors just sighed.

   ‎javít (“to improve”) + ‎-ottak → ‎javítottak (“they improved on something”)

   Sokat javítottak a tavalyi eredményeiken. ― They improved a lot on their results from last year.

   ‎nyit (“to open”) + ‎-ottak → ‎nyitottak (“they opened”)

   Új üzletet nyitottak a városban. ― They opened a new store in town.

Usage notes

• (past-tense suffix) Variants:

  -tak is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -tek is added to most front-vowel verbs

  -ttak is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, rí, szí; ó, ró; fú)

  -ttek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nő, sző; nyű)

  -ottak 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)

  -ettek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)

  -öttek 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