-tatik

-tatik

See also: tatik and tatík

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɒtik]

Suffix

-tatik

1. (passive suffix, archaic) Added to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a passive meaning.

   használ (“to use”) → használtatik (“to be used”)

Usage notes

• (passive suffix) Variants:

  -atik is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic verbs

  ad (“to give”) → adatik (“to be given”)

  -etik is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a consonant + t and most monosyllabic verbs

  szül (“to give birth”) → születik (“to be born”)

  -tatik is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel + t

  használ (“to use”) → használtatik (“to be used”)

  -tetik is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel + t

  nevez (“to name”) → neveztetik (“to be named”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -tatik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes