hazaértek

Hazaértek is a Hungarian verb form meaning they arrived home or they got home. It is the past tense, 3rd person plural, of the verb hazaérni (to get home).

Grammatical notes: The indicative past tense is formed from the verb stem hazaér- with the past tense suffix appropriate for the subject. Example forms include hazaértem (I got home), hazaértél (you got home), hazaért (he/she got home), hazaértünk (we got home), hazaértetek (you all got home), and hazaértek (they got home). The form hazaértek specifically corresponds to a plural subject in the past.

Usage: Hazaértek is used to describe the completion of a journey or travel, with literal meaning of reaching one’s home. It can also be used in a figurative sense to indicate arriving at a desired state or conclusion. It appears in narrative and reporting, as well as everyday speech. For contrast, the singular third person past is hazaért, and the past tense forms change to match the subject.

Etymology and related forms: The verb hazaérni is built from the prefix haza- (home) attached to ér, meaning to reach. Related verbs include hazaérkezik (to arrive home) and other conjugated forms across numbers and tenses.

See also: hazaérni, hazaérkezik, érkezik.

Example: A diákok hazaértek a hosszú kirándulás után. The students arrived home after the long trip.