-tuk

See also: tuk and tűk

Hungarian

Etymology

From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -uk (first-person plural suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuk]

Suffix

-tuk

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

   ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-tuk → ‎olvastuk (“we (have/had) read”)

   Olvastuk a könyvet. ― We were reading the book.

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

Pipil

Etymology

Perhaps from the perfective aspect marker *-tu- + -k (truncated form of -ki, preterite).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /tuk/, [tʊk]

Suffix

-tuk

1. Perfect singular verb suffix

   Nikujtuk yey wipil ini semanaj

   I have bought three shirts this week

2. Participle marker

   Nugustoj nimaltia petztituk tik ne apan

   I like bathing naked in the river

See also

• -tiwit (plural verb suffix)

Turkish

Suffix

-tuk

1. Assimilated form of -dik after the vowels O / U.