-tál

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tal"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ál (second-person singular suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taːl]

Suffix

-tál

1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).

   olvas (“to read”) → Mit olvastál? ― What did you read?

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