-tál

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tal"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -ál (second-person singular suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [taːl]

Suffix

-tál

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    olvas (“to read”) → Mit olvastál? ― What did you read?

Usage notes
  • (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)

See also
  • Category:Hungarian verb forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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