-ottad
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Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -ott (past-tense suffix) -ad (second-person singular suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ottad
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
- sóhajt (“to sigh”) -ottad → sóhajtottad (“you (have/had) sighed”)
- javít (“to correct”) -ottad → javítottad (“you (have/had) corrected”)
- nyit (“to open”) -ottad → nyitottad (“you (have/had) opened”)
Usage notes
[edit]- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tad is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -ted is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttad is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -tted is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
- -ottad 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)
- -etted is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -ötted 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)