Fektettél

Fektettél is a Hungarian verb form used as the second person singular past tense of the verb fektet. It corresponds to the English equivalent you laid down or you placed down, depending on the context. The base verb fektet can mean to lay something down on a surface, to place something, or in some contexts to lay someone down when combined with a prefix such as lefektetni. The exact meaning is determined by the object and any prefix used with the verb.

In terms of conjugation, fektet governs a regular pattern with a phonological adjustment in the second person singular past. The form fektettél appears because the stem ends in -et and the past tense suffix begins with a t, producing a double-t sequence. The full past tense paradigm for fektet in the singular and plural persons is: fektettem (I laid down), fektettél (you laid down), fektette (he/she/it laid down); fektettünk (we laid down), fektettetek (you all laid down), fektették (they laid down). The spelling with double t is standard for this verb in that tense.

Usage considerations include distinguishing between fektetni (to lay down, to place) and lefektetni or lefektetni (to lay someone down, often to put to bed). The exact meaning of fektettél will depend on the surrounding words and any prefixes. In typical written Hungarian, the form appears in narratives or descriptive sentences addressing the reader or a specific you in the past.