emeltünk

Emeltünk is the past tense form of the Hungarian verb emelni, meaning we lifted or we raised. It is a finite form used with the subject mi (we) and refers to a completed action in the past. The term can describe physical lifting as well as figurative raising, such as increasing quantities or levels.

Etymology and form: Emeltünk is built from the verb stem emel- with the 1st person plural past tense suffix -tünk. The corresponding present tense form is emelünk (we lift). Like other Hungarian past tense forms, emeltünk marks the speaker as part of the group performing the action and indicates temporal location in the past.

Usage notes: Emeltünk is used for both concrete and abstract sense of lifting or raising. In everyday language, it commonly appears in sentences about manual actions (lifting an object) as well as about increases (raising prices, salaries, or levels). It is distinct from the present form emelünk and from other past forms such as emelted or emelte, which refer to different subject persons.

Examples:

- Emeltünk egy dobozt az asztalról. (We lifted a box from the table.)

- Emeltük az árakat. (We raised the prices.)

Related forms: Emelés (the act of lifting or raising, a noun), emelő (a lifting device or a person who lifts), and other conjugations of emelni for different persons and tenses.