Végezte

Végezte is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the third-person singular past tense (időmúlt) of the verb végez. The base verb végez has a range of meanings centered on finishing, completing, performing, or carrying out an action. Végezte, then, communicates that someone completed a task or carried out an action in the past.

Morphology and usage: Végezte is formed from the stem végez- with the past tense ending -te, yielding végezte. It is used with a singular subject and typically with a direct object to indicate what was finished or carried out, for example végezte a feladatot (he finished the task) or végezte az elemzést (he performed the analysis). The form is common in narrative and descriptive prose, as well as in reporting or summarizing past actions. In conversation, the present tense végez (he finishes) is used for ongoing actions, while végezte marks completed past actions by a single subject.

Related forms and nuances: The verb végez belongs to a class of verbs that center on completion or execution of an action. The noun végzés or the concept of végezés relates to completion or execution, and önálló forms such as végezni cover the full range of “to finish” or “to perform.” The past tense form végezte may appear with or without additional circumstantial expressions, depending on the emphasis and the object’s definiteness.

Etymology: Végez derives from vége, meaning end or end point, with végez evolving to express the act of bringing something to completion. The form végezte thus encodes both the action and its finished status in the past.