See also: etek and étek

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From -e- +‎ -tek.

Suffix

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-etek

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
    fest (to paint) + ‎-etek → ‎festetek (you [pl] paint, you are painting)
    Most éppen milyen képet festetek?What kind of picture are you painting right now?
  2. (possessive suffix) your (second-person plural informal, single possession)
    kert (garden) + ‎-etek → ‎kertetek (your garden)
    Milyen gyönyörű a kertetek!How beautiful your garden is!
Usage notes
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  • (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

Etymology 2

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From -et +‎ -ek.

Suffix

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-etek

  1. (causative suffix) Forms the first-person singular present tense causative of verbs (indefinite conjugations). Variants: -tatok, -tetek, -atok.

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