Meaning of -ettük | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms the first-person plural past tense of verbs (indicative mood, definite conjugation).
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2. Forms the first-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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Examples

“Fehérre festettük a kerítést.”

We painted the fence white.

“Segítettük a balesetben megsérült embereket.”

We helped the people injured in the accident.

“fest (“to paint”) + -ettük → festettük (“we had him/her/them paint (it/them)”)”

“megért (“to understand”) + -ettük → megértettük (“we made him/her/them understand (it/them)”)”

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