bocsátottak

Bocsátottak is a Hungarian verb form: it is the past tense, third-person plural, of the verb bocsát. In many uses it also appears as the past tense of the separable verb bocsát ki, meaning that the two-part verb is conjugated as a single unit in the past tense. The meaning of bocsátottak depends on the context, generally conveying that something was issued, released, emitted, or granted by a subject.

In usage, bocsátottak ki is common when referring to official or formal actions, such as issuing documents, statements, or financial instruments. For example: A minisztérium bocsátott ki egy közleményt. (The ministry issued a statement.) A vállalat bocsátott ki új kötvényt. (The company issued a new bond.) Beyond formal contexts, the verb can also mean to emit or give off something, as in a lamp or a source of light emitting light: A lámpa bocsátott ki erős fényt. (The lamp emitted strong light.)

Etymologically, bocsátottak derives from bocsát, with the usual Hungarian past tense endings (-tak/-tek/-t). The particle ki in bocsát ki remains part of the verbal construction and may be separated in other syntactic positions, but keeps its meaning of issuing or releasing in the past tense form bocsátottak ki. The form bocsátottak thus covers a range of related senses, from releasing a product or statement to emitting a physical quantity like light.