Beszéltem

Beszéltem is the first-person singular past tense indicative form of the Hungarian verb beszélni, meaning to speak or to talk. It translates as “I spoke” or “I talked” in English and is used to describe a completed act of speaking in the past.

Beszélni is a regular verb, and the past tense is formed by adding person endings to the verb stem beszél-. The standard first-person singular form is beszéltem, followed by beszéltél (you spoke), beszélt (he/she spoke), beszéltünk (we spoke), beszéltetek (you spoke, plural), and beszéltek (they spoke). The third-person singular form beszélt ends with -t, while the first-person plural ends with -tünk and the second-person plural with -tetek. These forms are used in ordinary past-tense statements and narratives.

Usage-wise, beszéltem is used to convey a past event of speaking, without implying any particular object of speech unless it is stated. It can accompany phrases that specify with whom or about what was spoken, such as beszéltem vele (I spoke with him/her) or beszéltem a projekt részleteiről (I spoke about the project details). The verb is versatile and commonly appears in daily conversation, storytelling, and reporting past interactions.

Related forms include the infinitive beszélni, the noun beszéd (speech), and the participial/derived forms like beszélő (speaker) and beszélgetés (conversation). The word is a core part of Hungarian verbal conjugation and is used across many registers, from informal talk to formal narration.