Használtuk

Használtuk is a Hungarian verb form meaning “we used” or “we have used.” It is the first-person plural past tense of the verb használ, which means to use. In Hungarian, past tense forms are created with verb stems plus suffixes, and használtuk marks a completed action in the past. The form is typically used when the object of use is definite, though it can appear in a variety of past-tense contexts depending on the surrounding sentence.

Morphologically, használtuk is built from the stem használ- with the past-tense suffix -t and the personal ending -uk, resulting in the first-person plural form. It is part of the definite-conjugation system in Hungarian, which governs agreements between the verb and a definite object in the sentence. The exact placement and use of definite vs. indefinite objects can influence which past-tense variant would be preferred in some contexts, but használtuk generally conveys a straightforward “we used (it/the thing)” meaning when the object is known.

Usage notes include that használtuk appears in narratives, reports, and everyday speech to describe past usage. It can be followed by a definite object, as in “Használtuk a régi szoftvert” (We used the old software), or integrated into longer expressions such as “Az eszközt használtuk fel a kísérlethez,” depending on the intended nuance.

Related forms include használt (past participle, used) and the noun haszon or használa/t, which share the same root. The verb is native to Hungarian vocabulary and is widely used to describe employing tools, methods, or resources in the past.