Gondoltál

Gondoltál is the second-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb gondolni, which means to think. It is used when referring to a action in the past undertaken by the listener, typically in ordinary conversation or in questions about past thoughts. The form stands alone with the subject often omitted, since the ending -ál(t) marks the person and tense.

Morphology and usage notes: gondolni forms its past tense with the stem gondol- and the suffix -tál for the second-person singular. The same verb appears in other forms such as gondolok (I think), gondolsz (you think), gondoltam (I thought), and gondolnál (you would think). In questions, gondoltál is commonly followed by rá, hogy, or another clause: Gondoltál rá? Did you think about it? Gondoltál rá, hogy eljössz? Did you think about coming?

Common contexts and examples: The form is frequent in everyday speech when asking someone about past consideration or reflection. Examples include asking whether someone considered a suggestion, plan, or possibility: “Gondoltál rá, hogy változtass?” (“Did you think about changing [it]?”) or “Gondoltál már rá?” (“Have you thought about it?”) The expression can appear in storytelling or dialogue to confirm a character’s past thought.

Relation to related forms: As part of the same verb family, gondolni, gondoltál contrasts with gondolhatnál (you could think), gondolnál-e (would you think), and other person/tense forms. The word is a basic building block for expressing memory, consideration, and hypothetical reasoning in Hungarian.