Helyeztek

Helyeztek is a Hungarian verb-form. It is the third-person plural past tense of helyezni, meaning to place or position. The form signals that several subjects carried out the action of placing in the past. The stem is helyez-, and the suffix -tek marks the past tense for a plural subject. In contexts with a definite direct object, the corresponding past definite form is helyezték, while helyeztek is commonly used with an indefinite object or without a clearly specified object.

Helyezni belongs to the transitive group of verbs dealing with placing, setting, or situating objects. It is frequently used in everyday, administrative, and journalistic language to describe arranging items, positions, or elements in space. A closely related verb is elhelyezni (to place or arrange in a designated place), with past tense forms such as elhelyezték (definite object) or elhelyeztek (indefinite object), depending on object definiteness.

Etymology: The form helyeztek derives from the verb stem helyez- and the historical suffix -tek, with the root linked to hely (place). A related noun is helyezés (placement), and elhelyezés is a common noun for the act of placing or arranging.

See also: helyezni, elhelyezni, elhelyezés, helyezés.