Felírták

Felírták is a Hungarian verb form, representing the third-person plural past tense of the verb felír. The verb felír has several related meanings, including to write down a note, to enroll or register someone on a list, and to prescribe medicine. The form felírták therefore commonly means “they wrote down,” “they registered,” or “they prescribed,” depending on context.

Morphology and meaning. Felír is built with the prefix fel- added to ír (to write). In the past tense, the third-person plural is marked by the suffix -ták, yielding felírták. The exact sense is determined by the object and context: writing down information on a list, enrolling people in a program, or prescribing medication.

Usage. Felírták is used across different domains. In administrative or school contexts, it can mean that names were written into a record or roster. For example: A diákok neveit felírták a jegyzékbe (“The students’ names were written down in the roster”). In medical contexts, it can mean that doctors prescribed medication: Az orvosok felírták a gyógyszert a betegeknek (“The doctors prescribed the medicine to the patients”). The form can also appear in general reporting about actions that involved recording or registering information.

Notes. The meaning of felírták is sense-dependent, and it is a finite verb form used with different direct objects. Related forms include felír (to write down or to prescribe), felírom, felírod, and felírtam for other persons and tenses.