értett

értett is the third-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb érteni, which means "to understand." It is used to indicate that someone understood something in the past and functions as a finite verb in narrative and reported speech. As with many Hungarian verbs, it marks who performed the action and when it happened, without requiring an auxiliary.

In ordinary prose, értett appears when the subject is singular and in the past. For example, with a direct object one might say that someone understood a task or a question. It can also introduce clauses that specify what was understood, such as what was explained or what was being discussed. The form is part of the standard conjugation pattern for érteni and contrasts with present tense forms like érti (he/she understands).

The verb érteni belongs to a common core of Hungarian vocabulary and has related forms such as érthető (understandable) and megérteni (to understand completely or to grasp). These related forms participate in typical Hungarian patterns of derivation and are used to describe comprehension from different angles, including the degree of clarity or the act of comprehending something more fully.

Overall, értett is a basic, widely used past-tense form in Hungarian, essential for expressing past understanding in both everyday and literary contexts. See also the related forms érteni and érthető for broader usage and conjugation patterns.