Készültél

Készültél is a Hungarian verb form derived from the verb készül, meaning to prepare or to get ready. It is the second-person singular past tense form and is commonly used to refer to a person’s preparation in the past. In spoken Hungarian it is frequently used as a question: Készültél? meaning “Did you prepare?” or “Have you prepared?” The question form can be made explicit with the particle -e: Készültél-e?

Grammatical background can be summarized as: készültél combines the past tense stem of készül with the second-person singular ending, signaling that the you-subject performed the action of preparing in the past. It can take a direct object or complement to specify what was prepared, for example: Készültél a vizsgára? (Did you prepare for the exam?), Készültél már a beszédedre? (Have you prepared for your speech yet?).

Usage and register: készültél is common in informal speech among friends, family, or colleagues. In formal contexts or when addressing someone with Ön, the same idea is expressed with the polite form and may retain the -e question particle: Készült-e Ön? or Készült-e Ön már? The verb’s related forms include készült (he/she/it prepared), készültünk (we prepared), and készültetek/készültetek (you plural prepared), which share the same stem but different endings.

See also: készül (to get ready), felkészülni (to prepare oneself), a relevant past tense form to compare is készült (third person singular).