Tudtatok

Tudtatok is a verb form in Hungarian and represents the second person plural past tense of the verb tudni, which means to know or to be able. The form translates into English as “you knew” or “you could,” depending on the context.

In standard Hungarian orthography the past tense second person plural form is tudtátok, built from the stem tud- plus the past-tense ending -tátok. When diacritics are omitted, you may encounter the ASCII rendering tudtatok, which is common in plain-text contexts but not the preferred standard in formal writing. Both forms correspond to the same grammatical function: addressing more than one person in the past with a statement about knowledge or ability.

Usage and nuances: Tudtatok is a finite verb form used with the subject ti (you all). It can refer to actual past knowledge (you knew) or past ability (you could) depending on the broader sentence. It is most typical in direct or reported speech about events that occurred in the past, such as recollections, discoveries, or assertions about what a group knew at a previous time. The form does not carry tense shifting on its own; the surrounding context determines whether it means knowledge, possibility, or a completed capability.

Etymology and related forms: Tudtatok derives from the verb tudni (to know/can) with the standard past-tense ending for the second person plural. Related forms include tudunk (we know/can), tudtok (you know/can, plural informal), and tudják (they know/can).