Diktált

Diktált is a Hungarian verb meaning “dictated.” It is the past tense form (third-person singular) and also the past participle of the verb diktálni, which means to dictate. In use, diktált can refer to the act of speaking or reading words for someone else to write down, or to the imposition of rules or terms by someone in authority.

Usage in Hungarian typically involves contexts such as a secretary or teacher writing down what another person says, or a supervisor prescribing instructions. For example: A tanár diktálta a leckét (The teacher dictated the lesson). A beteg diktálta a tüneteket az orvosnak (The patient dictated the symptoms to the doctor). In other contexts, the word conveys the sense of imposing or dictating terms, sometimes with an authority implied by the speaker.

Etymology and cognates: The Hungarian verb is related to the general European vocabulary around dictation, with parallels in German diktieren, English dictate, and Latin dictare. The form diktált derives from diktálni and follows regular Hungarian conjugation patterns, with -t as the past tense suffix for the third-person singular and as part of the past participle.

See also: dictation, diktat, diktatúra (dictatorship), diktálás (dictation/writing by dictated words). Diktált should be distinguished from related nouns such as diktát, which can refer to a dictation or an imposing order, and diktatúra, which means dictatorship.