használtak

Használtak is a verb form in Hungarian. It is the third-person plural past tense of the verb használni, which means to use. The form is used when describing that several subjects used something in the past.

Morphology and spelling: Használtak is built from the past participle használt, to which the third-person plural suffix -ak (or its variant -ek/-ák, depending on vowel harmony) is added. This yields a single word that marks both the past and the plural subject. The structure reflects Hungarian verb conjugation patterns for transitive actions.

Usage: Használtak is transitive, typically paired with a direct object indicating what was used. Examples include: A kutatók használtak egy új módszert. (The researchers used a new method.) A vállalatok használtak több szoftvert a projektben. (The companies used several software tools in the project.) In narrative or descriptive prose, this form appears when the subject is plural and the action occurred in the past.

Related forms and notes: Használt can function as an adjective meaning "used," as in használt autó (used car). The participle használt also appears in other tenses and persons, such as használtam (I used) or használtunk (we used). The word használtak is distinct from használták, which is the past definite third-person plural form in contexts where the object is definite.

See also: használni, használat, használt.