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Meaning of -tek | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[tɛk]

Definitions

  1. Forms the second-person plural present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation; exceptionally also in the unmarked subjunctive/imperative form gyertek).
    morpheme, personal, suffix
  2. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
    morpheme
  3. Added to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive.
    morpheme
  4. Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
    morpheme
  5. your (second-person plural informal, single possession)
    morpheme, possessive, suffix

Equivalents

English you your

Examples

“ebédel (“to lunch”) + -tek → ebédeltek (“you lunch”)”
“Ti mikor ebédeltek?”

What time are you having lunch?

“reggeli (“breakfast”) + -tek → reggelitek (“your breakfast”)”
“zene (“music”) + -tek → zenétek (“your music”)”
“ebédel (“to lunch”) + -tek → ebédeltek (“they (have/had) lunch”)”
“Ők mikor ebédeltek?”

What time did they have lunch?

“mér (“to measure”) + -ték → mérték (“measure”)”
“ér (“to be worth”) + -ték → érték (“value”)”
“lép (“to step”) + -ték → lépték (“scale”)”
“keres (“to search”) + -ték → keresték (“they (have/had) searched”)”

CEFR level

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

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