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Meaning of -ották | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[otːaːk]

Definitions

  1. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
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  2. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
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Examples

“sóhajt (“to sigh”) + -ották → sóhajtották (“they (have/had) sighed”)”
“javít (“to correct”) + -ották → javították (“they (have/had) corrected”)”
“nyit (“to open”) + -ották → nyitották (“they (have/had) opened”)”
“sóhajt (“to sigh”) + -ottak → sóhajtottak (“they sighed”)”
“A rossz hír hallatán a szomszédok csak sóhajtottak.”

Hearing the bad news, the neighbors just sighed.

“javít (“to improve”) + -ottak → javítottak (“they improved on something”)”
“Sokat javítottak a tavalyi eredményeiken.”

They improved a lot on their results from last year.

“nyit (“to open”) + -ottak → nyitottak (“they opened”)”
“Új üzletet nyitottak a városban.”

They opened a new store in town.

CEFR level

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

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