Kérted

Kérted is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the second-person singular past tense of kérni, meaning you asked or you requested. It is used to refer to a past action in which the speaker’s subject is you. The base verb is kérni, and kérted communicates that the action was performed by the addressed person.

In standard Hungarian, the second-person singular past is commonly realized as kértél, but kérted is also widely used, especially when the sentence includes a direct object or a demonstrative pronoun. For example, you can say "Kértél tőlem egy tollat?" meaning “Did you ask me for a pen?” or "Azt kérted." meaning “You asked that.” Both forms are understood, but під context the choice between kértél and kérted can reflect whether an object is explicit or not.

Usage and meaning are straightforward: kérted indicates a completed act of making a request in the past. The nuance is similar to English “you asked” or “you requested,” with the Hungarian form adapting to whether there is a specific object being asked for.

Etymology traces kérted to kérni, a native Hungarian verb meaning to ask or to request. The form reflects regular past-tense conjugation patterns for the second person singular, adapted to the phonology of kér.

See also: kérni, magyar igeragozás (Hungarian verb conjugation).