-tet

See also: tet, Tet, tét, tèt, Tết, tēt, teṭ, and tēṭ

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɛt]

Suffix

-tet

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb (or extremely rarely to a noun) to form a verb with a meaning of let, make somebody do something.
    keres (“to search”) → kerestet (“to make someone search something/somebody”)
    bűn (“sin”) → büntet (“to punish”)

Usage notes
  • (causative suffix) Variants:
    -at is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic words
    vár (“to wait”) → várat (“to have someone wait”)
    -et is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic words
    kér (“to ask for”) → kéret (“to have someone ask for”)
    -tat is added to back vowel words ending in a vowel + t
    tisztít (“to clean”) → tisztíttat (“to have someone clean”)
    -tet is added to front vowel words ending in a vowel + t
    keres (“to look for”) → kerestet (“to have someone look for”)

Conjugation
conjugation of -tet
Infinitive -tetni
Past participle -tetett
Present participle -tető
Future participle -tetendő
Adverbial participle -tetve
Potential -tethet
1st person sg 2nd person sg informal 3rd person sg,
2nd person sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl informal 3rd person pl,
2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood Present Indefinite -tetek -tetsz -tet -tetünk -tettek -tetnek
Definite -tetem
én téged/titeket
-tetlek		 -teted -teti -tetjük -tetitek -tetik
Past Indefinite -tettem -tettél -tetett -tettünk -tettetek -tettek
Definite -tettem
én téged/titeket
-tettelek		 -tetted -tette -tettük -tettétek -tették
Conditional mood Present Indefinite -tetnék -tetnél -tetne -tetnénk -tetnétek -tetnének
Definite -tetném
én téged/titeket
-tetnélek		 -tetnéd -tetné -tetnénk -tetnétek -tetnék
Subjunctive mood Present Indefinite -tessek -tess
or
-tessél		 -tessen -tessünk -tessetek -tessenek
Definite -tessem
én téged/titeket
-tesselek		 -tesd
or
-tessed		 -tesse -tessük -tessétek -tessék
Conjugated infinitive -tetnem -tetned -tetnie -tetnünk -tetnetek -tetniük

Derived terms
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See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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