eladta

Eladta is a Hungarian verb form derived from eladni, meaning to sell. It functions as the third-person singular past definite tense of the verb, used when the direct object is definite. In English, it is commonly translated as "he/she sold [it]." The prefix el- conveys a sense of completion or selling off, and eladni is the infinitive.

In Hungarian, past tense forms differ by definiteness of the object. Eladta specifically marks a completed sale with a definite object, as in Eladta a házat (He sold the house) or Eladta a kocsit (He sold the car). By contrast, the past indefinite form is eladott, used when the object is indefinite or not specified, as in Eladott egy házat (He sold a house).

Common related forms include the noun eladás, meaning sale or selling, and the adjective eladó, meaning for sale or seller, depending on context. Eladó is widely seen on signs indicating items being offered for sale, or used to refer to a seller. The verb eladni (to sell) forms other derived tenses and persons similarly, such as adok, adsz, adja (present) or adta, adtál (past).

Usage context for eladta typically appears in narrative, reports, or dialogue describing a completed sale involving a definite object. Examples: "Ő eladta a házat." "A cég eladta a részvényeit." These constructs illustrate how definiteness of the object interacts with the past tense form.