-tél
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tel"
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -t (past-tense suffix) + -él (second-person singular suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-tél
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
- énekel (“to sing”) → Mi volt az, amit énekeltél? ― What was that you were singing?
Usage notes
[edit]- (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 (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -ttél is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, 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)