-tél

Hungarian

Etymology

-t (past tense suffix) +‎ -él (second-person singular suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [teːl]

Suffix

-tél

  1. (past tense suffix) Used to form the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugations).
    énekel (“to sing”) → Mi volt az, amit énekeltél? (“What was that you were singing?”)

Usage notes

  • (past tense suffix) Variants:
    -tál is added to most back vowel verbs
    -tél is added to most front vowel verbs
    -ttál is added to back vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
    -ttél is added to front vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
    -ottál 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)
    -ettél is added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttél 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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