Befejezték

Befejezték is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they finished” or “they completed.” It is the third-person plural past tense form of the verb befejezni, which means to finish or to complete an action, project, or process. The form befejezték indicates that the subject performed a completed action in the past and that the action had a definite object.

Morphology and usage: The verb befejezni is built from the prefix be- added to the root fejez- (related to ending) with the infinitive ending -ni. In the past tense, the ending -ték is attached to the stem to mark third-person plural. Thus, befejezték literally encodes “they finished.” This form is commonly used when a group or multiple subjects completed something. It contrasts with singular forms such as befejezte (he/she/it finished) and with other past tenses that may be used with different aspects or objects.

Examples:

- A projektet befejezték. (They finished the project.)

- A csapat befejezték a feladatot. (The team finished the task.)

- Ők befejezték a megbeszélést a határidő előtt. (They completed the meeting before the deadline.)

Notes: Befejezték is a neutral, factual past-tense form, appropriate for formal reporting, news writing, and descriptive narration. The verb befejezni is widely used in everyday language to indicate that an activity, procedure, or sequence of steps has reached its end. Etymologically, befejezték combines the completion prefix be- with the core meaning of ending expressed by fejez- plus the past-tense plural ending.