gondoskodtunk

Gondoskodtunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb gondoskodni, meaning to take care of or to provide for. It translates to "we took care of" in English and is used when the subject of the sentence is we and the action concerns looking after someone or something in the past.

Morphology and usage: Gondoskodtunk is formed from the stem gondoskod- with the past-tense suffix -tunk. The base infinitive gondoskodni yields various forms such as gondoskodik in the present tense and gondoskodott in the third-person past. It is commonly followed by a direct object or by postpositional phrases indicating what was cared for, for example a gyerekekről (the children), a betegről (the patient), or a projekt előrehaladásáról (the progress of the project).

Examples:

- Gondoskodtunk a gyerekekről egész nyáron. We took care of the children all summer.

- Gondoskodtunk a betegellátásról hétfő óta. We took care of the patient care since Monday.

- A csapat gondoskodott a logisztikáról, hogy a rendezvény zökkenőmentesen legyen. The team took care of the logistics so that the event would run smoothly.

Related forms and semantic field: The noun gondoskodás (care, provision, safeguarding) and the adjective gondoskodó (caring, considerate) are derived from the same root. Related verbs include gondoskodni in other tenses and gondoskodásra, used in contexts of protection and responsibility.