Meaning of -t | Babel Free
[t]Definitions
- Forms the accusative case for nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals.
- past-tense and past-participle suffix (homonymous form in the vast majority of verbs):
- -ed, -t (forms the past tense of a verb)
- Added to a verb to form a noun.
- in (added to a noun or an adjective to form the locative case)
- A causative (e.g. kelt, teremt) or instantaneous (e.g. ért, tilt) suffix for verbs.
- -ed, -t (forms the past participle of a verb)
Examples
“Sok külföldit láttam a városban.”
I saw many foreigners in the city.
“Vettem egy órát.”
I bought a watch.
“Sok embert láttunk.”
We saw many people.
“Hány könyvet vettél? ― Kettőt.”
How many books did you buy? ― Two.
“Kínában élt 10 évig.”
He lived in China for 10 years.
“Zárt ajtók mögött tanácskoztak.”
They held a discussion behind closed doors.
“lesz (“to become something”) + -t → lét (“existence, life”)”
“tesz (“to make, do, place”) + -t → tét (“bet”)”
“Kaposvár (“Kaposvár, Hungarian town”) + -t → Kaposvárt (“in Kaposvár”)”
“köz (“gap”) + -t → közt (“between, among”)”
“terem (“to come into existence”) + -t → teremt (“to create”)”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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