Meghívta

Meghívta is a Hungarian verb form meaning “invited.” It is the third-person singular past tense of meghívni, the verb meaning “to invite.” The form is used when the subject invited a definite person or thing, for example: Péter meghívta Esztert a vacsorára (Peter invited Eszter to dinner).

Morphology and usage: Meghívta is formed from the stem meghív- with the past tense ending -ta, indicating a completed action in the past. In Hungarian, the past tense also has forms for other persons: én meghívtam, te meghívtad, mi meghívtuk, ti meghívtátok, ők meghívták. The third-person singular meghívta specifically corresponds to “he/she/it invited” in contexts where the object is definite.

Grammatical note: When the object is definite, Hungarian typically uses a definite conjugation, which is reflected in forms like meghívta (he invited [the person]). The choice of endings changes with person and number, while retaining the meaning “invited.” The verb can be used in narrative or reported speech to describe past events in which someone invited others to an event, meeting, meal, or similar occasion.

See also: meghívni, Hungarian verb conjugation, past tense in Hungarian.