Kezdtünk

Kezdtünk is a Hungarian verb form. It is the first-person plural past tense, imperfective aspect of the verb kezdeni, which means "to begin" or "to start". Therefore, "kezdtünk" translates directly to "we began" or "we were beginning".

This form indicates an action that started in the past and was ongoing or repeated at that time. For example, "Mi már kezdtünk tanulni, amikor megérkezett a vendég" translates to "We had already begun to study when the guest arrived". The imperfective aspect here suggests that the act of studying was in progress when another event occurred.

The verb "kezdeni" is a fundamental verb in Hungarian and its various conjugations are frequently used. "Kezdtünk" is a common form encountered in spoken and written Hungarian when referring to a past, ongoing, or habitual action involving a group of people including the speaker. It is distinct from the perfective past tense, which would imply a completed action. The nuances of imperfective versus perfective past tense are important in Hungarian grammar for conveying the precise temporal nature of an event.