Demonstráltunk

Demonstráltunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb demonstrálni, meaning “to demonstrate.” It indicates that we performed a demonstration or showed something in the past, together with at least one other person. The word can be used in two broad senses: to demonstrate in the sense of proving or illustrating a point, or to take part in a demonstration, such as a public protest. The intended sense is determined by context, and in everyday language the two meanings can be clarified with additional words (for example, érveket demonstráltunk to mean we demonstrated arguments, or tüntettünk a demonstráción to mean we protested in a demonstration).

Origin and evolution: demonstrálni is a Hungarian verb borrowed into the language from Western European languages. Its root goes back to the Latin demonstrāre, and it entered Hungarian via Romance or Germanic intermediaries, adapting to Hungarian phonology and spelling rules. The form demonstráltunk follows standard Hungarian past-tense conjugation for the -ál- verbs in the 1st person plural.

Usage notes: In formal writing, demonstráltunk may appear in discussions of experimental results, logical arguments, or demonstrations of methods. In more common contexts, speakers often choose other terms depending on nuance: to prove or illustrate (bemutatni, igazolni, bizonyítani) or to protest (tüntetni, részt venni egy demonstráción). The choice affects tone and register.

Conjugation snapshot:

- Infinitive: demonstrálni

- Present: demonstrálok, demonstrálsz, demonstrál, demonstrálunk, demonstráltok, demonstrálnak

- Past: demonstráltam, demonstráltál, demonstrált, demonstráltunk, demonstráltatok, demonstráltak

- Past participle: demonstrált

Examples:

- Mi demonstráltunk egy új érvet a vitában.

- A kísérlet végén mi demonstráltunk egy fontos megfigyelést.