-ottunk

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ott (past-tense suffix) +‎ -unk (first-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [otːuŋk]

Suffix

-ottunk

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-ottunk → ‎tanítottunk (“we taught”)

   Gimnáziumban tanítottunk nyelveket. ― We taught languages in high school.

Usage notes

• (past-tense suffix) Variants:

  -tunk is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -tünk is added to most front-vowel verbs

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

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

  -ottunk 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)

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

  -öttünk 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