birtokolta

Birtokolta is a Hungarian verb form meaning “owned” or “possessed.” It represents the third-person singular past tense in the definite conjugation of the verb birtokolni, which means to own or possess. The form is used when the direct object is definite, and it appears with the subject in past time, for example: A vállalatot birtokolta. (He/She owned the company.)

The base verb birto kolni is built from the noun birtok, or possession, combined with the verb-forming pattern in Hungarian. Birtokolni is a native Hungarian verb, commonly used in everyday language as well as in legal, historical, and literary contexts to describe ownership or control of property, companies, land, or other assets.

Morphologically, birtokolta is formed by adding the past tense definite suffix -ta/-te to the verb stem birtokol, along with the phonological adjustments that Hungarian applies to vowel harmony and consonant endings. The exact suffix choice depends on phonological context, but birtokolta consistently marks third-person singular past with a definite object.

In usage, birtokolta can appear in narrative prose, journalism, and formal writing to indicate possession in the past. It does not by itself specify the owner’s identity; the subject is typically explicit in the sentence or inferred from context. The construction is productive for discussing historical ownership or changes in possession over time.

See also: birtokolni, birto k, birtok, possessive constructions in Hungarian, definite and indefinite past conjugations.