Szólt

Szólt is a conjugated form of the Hungarian verb szól, which has multiple meanings, including to speak or to say, and to sound or to ring. Szólt is the simple past tense form used with the third person singular subject, and it appears in both senses depending on context.

In the sense of speaking, szólt can mean that someone spoke or said something. In the sense of sounding, it can indicate that a sound occurred, such as an alarm or a bell ringing. The exact meaning is determined by the surrounding words and the situation. For example, A telefon szólt means “The phone rang,” while A tanár szólt hozzám means “The teacher spoke to me.”

Conjugation: Hungarian verbs are inflected for person and number in the past tense. Other past tense forms of szól exist for different subjects (for example, szóltam, szóltál, szóltunk, szóltatok, szóltak), reflecting the standard personal endings in Hungarian. The form szólt itself is specifically the third person singular past tense.

Usage notes: Szólt is common in narrative and dialogue, and it frequently appears with verbs that indicate communication or auditory events. Because szól covers both speaking and sounding, context—such as objects, prepositional phrases, or accompanying verbs—usually clarifies which sense is intended.

See also: szól (verb), Hungarian verb conjugation, Hungarian phonology.