Nyitottad

Nyitottad is a finite verb form in Hungarian, representing the second-person singular past definite conjugation of the verb nyitni, meaning to open. The form signals that the action was completed in the past and that the direct object is definite or specified. In practice, nyitottad is used when you say you opened something that both you and the listener know about.

The basic meaning is “you opened (it).” The form can be combined with a separable prefix, producing phrases such as nyitottad ki az ablakot, meaning “you opened the window.” In such cases the prefix ki is placed with the verb, while the past definite conjugation remains attached to the verb stem.

Grammatical notes: nyitottad is a finite, indicative verb form. It encodes person (2nd), number (singular), tense (past) and definite object marking. It is typically used in statements about a past action directed at a particular object, or when recounting events. It is not a noun or participle, but a conjugated verb form that requires a subject in the discourse (implicit you, from the verb form).

Related forms include nyitottam (I opened), nyitottál/nyitottad (you opened, with definite or indefinite object depending on context), and nyitott (open, or opened, as a past participle in adjectival use). The base verb nyitni remains the lexical entry for “to open,” while nyitottad illustrates how Hungarian marks person, tense, and object definiteness within a single word.

See also: nyitni, definite conjugation, Hungarian verb prefixes such as ki- (separable prefixes).