Megfigyeltek

Megfigyeltek is a Hungarian verb form used to denote a past action of observing. It is the past tense of megfigyelni (to observe or to monitor) and is employed with a plural subject. Because Hungarian verbs encode person and number on the verb itself, megfigyeltek aligns with the subject in number and person, and its exact interpretation as “they observed” or “you all observed” depends on the surrounding pronouns and sentence context. The form is typical in narratives, reports, and everyday speech when multiple actors performed the observation.

Megfigyelni is a transitive verb, typically taking an object that represents what was observed. The prefix meg- often conveys a sense of completion or a perfective aspect, adding a nuance that the observing action was carried out and completed in the past. In practice, megfigyeltek appears in contexts where the focus is on the act of observation by a group or by a plural you, and it can be complemented by time adverbs to indicate when the observation occurred.

Etymology and morphology: the form is built from the verb megfigyelni’s stem, with Hungarian affixes signaling tense and agreement. As a finite verb form, megfigyeltek is not a standalone noun but a grammatical function used to express past, plural-observing action within a clause.

See also: megfigyelés (observation/monitoring), megfigyelni (to observe), Hungarian grammar, Hungarian verb conjugation.