-ötte

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ötte

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person singular past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
    köszönt (to greet) + ‎-ötte → ‎köszöntötte (he/she (has/had) greeted)
    süt (to bake) + ‎-ötte → ‎sütötte (he/she (has/had) baked)
  2. (verbal-participle suffix) Used to form the verbal participle of verbs, always following the agent noun.
    süt (to bake)[anyám] sütötte [kenyér] ([bread] baked by [my mother], literally my-mother-baked bread)

Usage notes

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  • (past-tense and verbal-participle suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , szí; ó, ; )
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , sző; nyű)
    -otta 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)
    -ette is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -ötte 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)
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs that originally ended in a vowel (like jön, originally )
    -ata is added to back-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like hall)
    -ete is added to front-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like kell)

See also

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