elvesztek

elvesztek is a Hungarian verb meaning "they got lost" or "they lost something." It is the past tense, third-person plural form of the verb elvesz, which itself means "to get lost" or "to lose." The suffix -tek indicates the past tense and the plural subject. Therefore, elvesztek is used when referring to multiple people or things that have become lost, or when multiple people have misplaced an item.

For example, in a sentence like "A gyerekeim elvesztek az erdőben," it translates to "My children got lost in the forest." Here, "gyerekeim" (my children) is plural, and the verb elvesztek accurately reflects this. Alternatively, in a sentence such as "A kulcsaimat elvesztek," meaning "I lost my keys" (literally "my keys they lost"), it implies that the keys are gone and were lost by the speaker, who is understood as the subject of the losing action. The context is crucial in determining whether the meaning is "they got lost" or "they lost something." The verb is a common element in everyday Hungarian conversation and literature.