-itek
Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From -i (possessive plural) + -tek (second-person plural personal suffix).
Suffix
[edit]-itek
- (possessive suffix) your ... -s (second-person plural informal, multiple possessions)
- gyűrű (“ring”) → a gyűrűitek (“your rings”)
- este (“evening”) → az estéitek (“your evenings”)
Usage notes
[edit]- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -itok is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-.
- -itek is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -aitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -jaitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
- -jeitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
Etymology 2
[edit]Personal suffix.
Suffix
[edit]-itek
- (personal suffix) Forms the second-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).
Usage notes
[edit]- (personal suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.
Present tense definite – personal endings
| Person | Back vowel | Front vowel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| én | 1st person singular | -om | -em | -öm |
| te | 2nd person singular | -od | -ed | -öd |
| ő maga ön |
3rd person singular or formal 2nd person singular |
-ja | -i | |
| mi | 1st person plural | -juk | -jük | |
| ti | 2nd person plural | -játok | -itek | |
| ők maguk önök |
3rd person plural or formal 2nd person plural |
-ják | -ik | |
| See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing. | ||||