Hungarian Past
This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Hungarian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
To see: látni
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To write: írni
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To love: szeretni
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To give: adni
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To play: játszani
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To read: olvasni
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To understand: érteni
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To have: birtokolni
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To know: tudni
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To learn: megtanulni
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To think: gondolni, gondolkodni
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To work: dolgozni
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| To speak: beszélni |
| To drive: vezetni |
| To smile: mosolyogni |
| To find: találni |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
I saw you: láttalak
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I wrote with a pen: tollal írtam
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You loved apples: szeretted az almát
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You gave money: te adtál pénzt
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You played tennis: teniszeztél
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He read (past) a book: könyvet olvasott
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He understood me: ő megértett engem
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She had a cat: volt egy macskája
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She knew my friend: ismerte a barátomat
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We wanted to learn: tanulni akartunk
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We thought Spanish is easy: úgy gondoltuk a spanyol könnyű
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You (plural) worked here: ti itt dolgoztatok
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You (plural) spoke French: ti franciául beszéltetek
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They drove a car: autót vezettek
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| They smiled: mosolyogtak |
After the past tense in Hungarian, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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