csökkentek

Csökkentek is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they decreased” or “they have decreased.” It is the third-person plural past tense form of the verb csökkenteni, which means to decrease or reduce. The form is used when the subject of the sentence is a plural noun and the action took place in the past.

In usage, csökkentek is commonly found in statistical, economic, and news contexts to describe changes that have occurred. For example, a sentence like A számok csökkentek az utóbbi hónapokban can be translated as “The figures have decreased in recent months.” Another example is A kiadások júniusban csökkentek, meaning “Costs decreased in June.” The form marks a completed action by a plural subject.

Morphology and related forms: csökkentek is built from the stem csökkent- (from csökkenteni, to decrease) with the third-person plural past tense ending. Hungarian verbs also have other past forms for different grammatical nuances, including transitive constructions that may use alternate endings when a direct object is involved.

Etymology: csökkentek derives from the verb stem csökkent-, which relates to csökkentés (reduction or decrease) and to the noun csökkenés (the act or state of decreasing). These related forms share the same root and describe related notions of reducing or diminishing.

See also: csökkentés, csökkenés, növekedés, adatok.