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Meaning of -ették | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[ɛtːeːk]

Definitions

  1. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
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  2. Forms the third-person plural causative past tense of verbs (definite conjugation), used with -val/-vel, e.g. vele, velük etc., otherwise coinciding with the above forms.
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  3. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
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  4. Forms the third-person plural causative past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation), used with -val/-vel, e.g. vele, velük etc., otherwise coinciding with the above forms.
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Examples

“szerkeszt (“to edit”) + -ették → szerkesztették (“they (have/had) edited”)”
“vetít (“to project”) + -ették → vetítették (“they (have/had) projected”)”
“vet (“to sow”) + -ették → vetették (“they (have/had) sowed/sown”)”
“fest (“to paint”) + -ették → festették (“they had someone paint something”)”
“megért (“to understand”) + -ették → megértették (“they made someone understand something”)”
“Megértették velünk, hogy nem tehetünk ilyet.”

They made us understand that we couldn't do such a thing.

“szerkeszt (“to edit”) + -ették → szerkesztették (“they had someone edit something”)”
“Velünk szerkesztették az újságjukat.”

They had us edit their newspaper.

“szerkeszt (“to edit”) + -ettek → szerkesztettek (“they edited”)”
“vetít (“to project”) + -ettek → vetítettek (“they projected”)”
“vet (“to sow”) + -ettek → vetettek (“they sowed/sown”)”
“fest (“to paint”) + -ettek → festettek (“they had someone paint something”)”
“megért (“to understand”) + -ettek → megértettek (“they made someone understand something”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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