Tapasztalta

Tapasztalta is a Hungarian verb form that represents the past tense for a third-person singular subject. It comes from the verb tapasztal, which means to experience or to undergo something. In use, tapasztalta conveys that someone or something experienced a completed event or impression in the past, often with reference to a specific experience or situation.

The noun form related to this verb is tapasztalat, meaning experience. The verb tapasztal can be extended into various tenses and voices, with tapasztalta functioning as the past tense counterpart for masculine or neutral singular subjects. In practical writing, tapasztalta is frequently found in narrative passages, reports, and biographical or reflective contexts where an individual’s past experience is described.

In Hungarian, this form can appear with objects or clauses specifying what was experienced. The meaning nuance can range from simply having experienced something to having learned from that experience, especially when contrasted with forms like megtapasztalta, which emphasizes firsthand experience more strongly. Other related forms include tapasztal, tapasztalás (experience), and megtapasztalni (to experience firsthand).

Overall, tapasztalta functions as a standard past-tense marker for a third-person subject in sentences describing past experiences. It is part of the broader system of Hungarian verbal conjugation and is commonly encountered in written and spoken Hungarian.