bíztunk

bíztunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb bízni, meaning “to trust” or “to have confidence in.” It indicates that the speaker and others trusted in someone or something at a specific time in the past. As a finite verb, bíztunk agrees with the subject mi and is used in both spoken and written Hungarian.

Morphology and usage: bíztunk is formed from the stem bíz- with the past tense suffix -tunk. It typically governs a complement that expresses the object of trust, often introduced by a prepositional phrase or a dependent clause. Common constructions include bíztunk benne (we trusted him/her) and bíztunk abban, hogy … (we trusted that … / we believed that …). The form is used to describe past experiences of shared confidence, whether in a person, a plan, or a forecast. It can appear in narrative recollections, reports, or reflective writing.

Negation and related forms: The negative past is nem bíztunk (benne/abban), for example nem bíztunk benne (we did not trust him/her). The verb bízni has related forms in different persons and numbers, such as bíztam (I trusted), bíztál (you trusted), bíztunk (we trusted), bíztatok (you all trusted), bíztak (they trusted). Related verbs include megbízni (to entrust) and bizalom (trust, confidence).

See also: bízni, megbízni, bizalom.