Magyaráztad

Magyaráztad is a Hungarian verb form, not a separate lexical item. It is the second-person singular past definite (often described as past definite or preterite) form of the verb magyarázni, meaning to explain. This form is used when addressing someone directly in the past and when the action is presented as having a completed result, typically with a definite object.

Form and construction: magyaráztad is built from the verb stem magyaráz-, plus the past definite suffix -t-, and the second-person singular ending -ad. The result is megmagyaráztad without the prefix meg- changing the basic meaning, but the construction signals that you explained something specific and completed at a prior time.

Usage: The form appears in narrative or descriptive contexts where the speaker refers to a past explanation directed at the listener. It often occurs with a definite direct object, such as a particular point or issue that was explained. Examples include: Megmagyaráztad a feladatot. (You explained the task.) Megmagyaráztad, hogyan kell csinálni. (You explained how to do it.)

Relation to other forms: Magyaráztad is one member of a broader set of conjugations of magyarázni. Other related forms include megmagyaráztam (I explained), megmagyarázták (they explained), and the base megmagyarázni (to explain). The use of definite past forms in Hungarian hinges on whether the object of the explanation is definite.

See also: magyar nyelvtan, magyarázni, beszélt igei ragozás.