lettek

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtːɛk]
• Hyphenation: let‧tek

From the le- stem of lesz (“to become”) +‎ -ttek (third-person plural indicative past-tense personal suffix).

lettek

1. third-person plural indicative past of lesz (“they have become, they became”)

   Orvosok lettek. ― They have become (or they became) doctors.

2. construed with volna: third-person plural conditional past of lesz (“they would have become, [if] they had become”)

   Legszívesebben orvosok lettek volna. ― They’d have preferably become doctors or What they wanted to do best was become doctors.

From the le- suppletive stem of van (“to be”) +‎ -ttek (third-person plural indicative past-tense personal suffix).

lettek

1. Only used in lettek volna (third-person plural conditional past of van, “they would have been, [if] they had been”).

   Ha metróval jönnek (or jöttek volna), időben itt lettek volna. ― If they had taken the subway, they would have been here on time.

   Ha itt lettek volna, segítettek volna. ― If they had been here, they would have helped [us/you].

lett (“Latvian [person]”) +‎ -ek (plural suffix)

lettek

1. nominative plural of lett

lettek

1. nominative plural of lett