Hungarian

Suffix

-ett

1. (locative suffix) in (used to form the locative case)

   Pécs ‎(“a Hungarian city”) → Pécsett ‎(“in Pécs”)

2. (past participle suffix) -ed, -t. Used to form the past participle of a verb.

   hegeszt ‎(“to weld”) → a hegesztett fém (“the welded metal”)

3. (past tense suffix) -ed, -t. Used to form the past tense of a verb.

   hegeszt ‎(“to weld”) → fémcsöveket hegesztett (“he welded some metal tubing”)

Usage notes

• (locative suffix) It is used only in a few city/town names along with the inessive case or superessive case. It can also be observed in a few local adverbs and postpositions (itt, ott). It is no longer productive. Harmonic variants:

  -t

  -tt is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ott is added to back vowel words

  -ett is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -ött is added to rounded front vowel words

• (past participle and past tense suffix) Variants:

  -t

  -tt is added to verbs ending in a vowel (sző, nő, fő, lő, ró, rí)

  -ott is added to back vowel verbs

  -ett is added to unrounded front vowel verbs

  -ött is added to rounded front vowel verbs

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Category:Hungarian past participles
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes