emelkedtek

Emelkedtek is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the third-person plural past tense of the intransitive verb emelkedik, meaning to rise, ascend, or increase. It translates roughly as they rose or they have risen, depending on the context. The form is used in past narrative to describe multiple subjects experiencing a rise or an increase.

In usage, emelkedtek can describe physical elevation, such as landforms or water levels, and non-physical increases, such as prices, temperatures, or statistics. Because it is a plural past tense, it requires a plural subject; for a singular subject, you would use emelkedett.

Examples can illustrate its range. A tengerparti árak emelkedtek az utóbbi hónapokban, indicating that prices rose over the past months. A hegyek emelkedtek a völgy fölé, describing how the mountains appear to rise above the valley.

Etymology and related forms: the verb emerges from the root emel- and belongs to a family of verbs centered on rising or lifting. Related nouns include emelkedés (rise, ascent) and emelkedő (riser, rising). In contrast, the present tense form emelkedik is used for singular subjects (he/she/it rises), while emelkedtek is reserved for plural subjects in the past tense.