hívtak

Hívtak is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the third-person plural past tense of hív, meaning to call or to invite. It is used in the indicative mood and can carry the senses of a telephone call or an invitation, depending on context and objects in the sentence.

In use, hívtak typically marks that a group of people performed the action in the past. The meaning is determined by what follows the verb: if the context concerns a phone call, it means “they called”; if it concerns inviting someone, it means “they invited.” Examples include Tegnap hívtak. (They called yesterday.) and A barátaimat hívták vacsorára. (They invited my friends to dinner.)

Morphology and formation: hívtak is formed from the stem hív- with the past-tense plural suffix -tak, following Hungarian vowel harmony rules. It can be contrasted with other past forms such as hívtam (I called) and hívtál (you called), which share the same stem but different suffixes for person and number.

Common contexts: telephone conversations, social invitations, or summons can all be described using hívtak. The choice between a literal call and an invitation is clarified by objects and surrounding context, not by the verb form alone.

See also: hív (to call), hívás (call or invitation), hívtam/hívtál/hívtunk (other past-person forms).