-tunk

See also: tunk, and -tünk

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuŋk]

Suffix

-tunk

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

   ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-tunk → ‎olvastunk (“we (have/had) read”)

   Sokat olvastunk rólad az újságban. ― We read a lot about you in the newspaper.

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