Folytatódott

Folytatódott is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the past tense of the intransitive verb folytatódik, meaning to continue or to resume. It is used to indicate that a process, event, or activity that had been interrupted continued in the past. The form is third-person singular, typically agreeing with a singular subject, and is commonly found in narrative or reportive sentences.

As a past tense form, folytatódott appears in statements about what happened after a pause or interruption, rather than describing a currently ongoing action. The corresponding present form is folytatódik, and other grammatical persons or numbers use different past tense endings.

In practice, folytatódott is used in a variety of contexts, including news reporting, storytelling, and general description. Examples include sentences like "A beszélgetés folytatódott a szünet után" (The discussion continued after the break) or "A játék folytatódott, miután az eső elállt" (The game resumed/continued after the rain stopped). The term can also convey a sense of progression in ongoing narratives, projects, or negotiations that were temporarily halted.

Etymologically, folytatódott derives from the root folytatódik, combined with a past tense suffix, aligning it with other Hungarian verb forms of continuation and resumption. The noun form for the concept of continuation is folytatás, while the related adjective folytatható means "continuable" or "able to be continued."