Bizonyítottál

Bizonyítottál is a Hungarian verb form meaning “you proved.” It is the second person singular past tense of the verb bizonyítani, which means to prove or to demonstrate. This form is used when addressing someone directly in the past, indicating that the listener completed a proving action.

Morphology and usage notes: The form is built from the stem bizonyít- plus the past tense suffix -áltál, representing the indefinite past. The corresponding definite past form is bizonyítottad, which includes a definite object and uses the suffix -tad. In practice, bizonyítottál is often accompanied by a direct or embedded object to specify what was proven (for example, a hypothesis, an argument, or a claim). It can occur with a subordinate clause introduced by hogy to express what was proven: te bizonyítottál, hogy... (“you proved that…”).

Common distinctions: Hungarian distinguishes past indefinite (you proved something) and past definite (you proved it/that specific thing). bizonyítottál generally expresses the former, while bizonyítottad signals a definite object. The choice of form affects clarity about what was proven and whether the object is known to the listener.

Examples:

- A hipotézist bizonyítottad. (You proved the hypothesis.)

- Bizonyítottál valamit. (You proved something.)

Related forms include bizonyítok (I prove), bizonyítasz (you prove), and bizonyítottad (you proved it/that specific thing). The verb is transitive and frequently appears in academic, journalistic, and everyday Hungarian when recounting past demonstrations or validations.