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-ették
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ették -ettek ettek
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From hu -ett -ék past-tense suffix third-person plural suffix y.
Suffix
hu suffix
hu past-tense suffix Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
hu szerkeszt to edit szerkesztették they (have/had) edited
hu vetít to project vetítették they (have/had) projected
hu vet to sow vetették they (have/had) sowed/sown
Usage notes
Etymology 2
From hu -et -t -ék causative suffix past-tense suffix third-person plural suffix y.
Suffix
hu suffix
hu past-tense causative suffix Forms the third-person plural causative past tense of verbs (definite conjugation), used with val y, e.g. hu vele, hu velük etc., otherwise coinciding with the above forms.
hu fest to paint festették they had someone paint something
hu megért to understand megértették they made someone understand something
hu Megértették velünk, hogy nem tehetünk ilyet. They made us understand that we couldn't do such a thing.
hu szerkeszt to edit szerkesztették they had someone edit something
hu Velünk szerkesztették az újságjukat. They had us edit their newspaper.
Usage notes
See also
:Category:Hungarian verb forms
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
hu terms with multiple lemma etymologies terms with multiple morpheme etymologies