Alkalmazkodtunk

Alkalmazkodtunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb alkalmazkodik, meaning "we adapted" or "we accommodated". It denotes that the speaker and at least one other person changed behavior, habits or conditions in response to new circumstances.

Morphology and grammar: the form breaks down to the verb stem alkalmazkod- plus the past tense marker -t and the personal ending -unk (first-person plural). It is used to describe completed actions: for example, Alkalmazkodtunk az új szabályokhoz ("We adapted to the new rules"). Negation is formed with the auxiliary nem: Nem alkalmazkodtunk ("We did not adapt").

Usage and meaning: alkalmazkodtunk commonly appears in social, organizational and ecological contexts to indicate adjustment, accommodation or adaptation. It can refer to voluntary behavioral change, institutional adjustments, or biological/ecological adaptation when used metaphorically. Collocations include modifiers of manner (könnyen alkalmazkodtunk — "we adapted easily"; nehezen alkalmazkodtunk — "we adapted with difficulty").

Related forms: alkalmazkodik (present), alkalmazkodni (infinitive), alkalmazkodás (noun, "adaptation"). The verb derives from alkalmaz ("to apply, to employ") with a reflexive or iterative suffix -kodik, producing the sense of adjusting oneself. The term is neutral and widely used in everyday and formal Hungarian.