hallottad

Hallottad is a Hungarian verb form meaning “you heard.” It is the second-person singular past tense of the verb hallani, which means to hear. In spoken Hungarian, hallottad is used to refer to something that the listener heard in the past, or to ask whether someone has heard something, often in a casual or familiar register.

In use, hallottad can function both as a short question and as part of a larger sentence. For example, Hallottad ezt? means “Did you hear this?” or “You heard this?” depending on the context. More complete sentences include Hallottad már ezt a hírt? (“Have you heard this news yet?”) and Hallottad, mit mondott? (“Did you hear what he said?”). The formal counterpart for addressing someone respectfully is hallotta or hallotta-e, used with the pronoun Ön.

Morphologically, hallottad is composed from the verb hallani (to hear) with the past tense suffix and the second-person singular possessive form appropriate for informal address. In formal speech, speakers typically switch to hallotta or use a phrase with Ön, such as Ön hallotta ezt?

Across Hungarian usage, hallottad appears in everyday conversation, media dialogue, and informal writing. It illustrates how the language marks person and time directly within the verb, without separate auxiliary verbs, a hallmark of Hungarian negation-free past tense constructions. See also hallani, Hungarian verb conjugation, and Hungarian grammar.