-tük

Hungarian

Etymology

-t (past tense suffix) +‎ -ük (first-person plural suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tyk]

Suffix

-tük

  1. (past tense suffix) Used to form the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugations).
    énekel (“to sing”) → Az iskola indulóját énekeltük. (“We sang the school song.”)

Usage notes

  • (past tense suffix) Variants:
    -tuk is added to most back vowel verbs
    -tük is added to most front vowel verbs
    -ttuk is added to back vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
    -ttük is added to front vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
    -ottuk 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)
    -ettük is added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttük 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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