aláírta

Aláírta is a Hungarian verb form. It is the third-person singular past tense of aláírni, meaning “he/she/it signed (it).” It is commonly used when describing that someone completed the act of signing a document, for example aláírta a szerződést (“he signed the contract”).

Usage and meaning: The form appears in legal, administrative, and business contexts to indicate that a document has been signed. The direct object of signing is usually in the accusative, such as a contract, agreement, or minutes. Examples include “A tanú aláírta a jegyzőkönyvet” (The witness signed the minutes) and “Ő aláírta a megállapodást” (He signed the agreement).

Etymology and morphology: aláírni is built from the root ír, meaning “to write,” with the prefix alá- (roughly “under”) indicating signing on the bottom line or beneath the main text. The ending -ta marks the past definite third-person singular form, producing aláírta. Related forms include aláírás (signature) and the infinitive aláírni. The verb also forms other tenses and persons, such as aláírok (I sign) or aláírtam (I signed).

Notes: While aláírta denotes a completed signing by a specific subject, the past participle aláírt is used in participial constructions or with auxiliaries to describe signatures in other grammatical contexts. The term is distinct from, yet related to, aláírás (the signature itself) and other forms derived from the same verb family.