-ottál

Hungarian

Etymology

-ott (past tense suffix) + -ál (second-person singular suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [otːaːl]

Suffix

-ottál

  1. (past tense suffix) Used to form the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugations).
    sóhajt (to sigh)sóhajtottál (you (have/had) sighed)
    javít (to correct)javítottál (you (have/had) corrected)
    nyit (to open)nyitottál (you (have/had) opened)

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 (, , ó, , , szí)
    -ttél is added to front vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.