Sétáltunk

Sétáltunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb sétálni, meaning to walk. It translates to “we walked” and is used to describe a completed walking action in the past. In typical usage, it denotes a finite past event rather than a continuous action, though context can emphasize duration with phrases like éppen sétáltunk.

Formation and grammar: The form is built from the verb stem sétál- by adding the past tense suffix -t and the 1st-person plural ending -unk, yielding sétáltunk. The verb is in the indicative mood and is intransitive, as it does not take a direct object. Hungarian verb conjugation varies by person and tense, but sétáltunk specifically marks “we” in the past.

Usage notes: Sétáltunk appears in both spoken and written Hungarian. It can describe a single past event or a past sequence of walking actions depending on context. To express ongoing or in-progress walking in the past, speakers may use phrases like épp sétáltunk or mindeközben sétáltunk.

Related forms: The base noun is séta, meaning “a walk.” The related verb form is sétálni (to walk). Other conjugations include sétálok (I walk, present), sétálunk (we walk, present), és sétáltam (I walked). These forms share the same semantic core centered on walking.

Example sentences:

- Tegnap sétáltunk a parkban. (Yesterday we walked in the park.)

- Minden este sétáltunk egy rövidet. (We walked a short distance every evening.)