igyekeztetek

Igyekeztetek is the second-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb igyekszik, which means to strive or to make an effort. The form translates to you all tried or you all exerted yourselves. It is used to describe past actions in which multiple people aimed to do something with effort.

Form and usage: Igyekeztetek is built from the stem igyekezt- with the appropriate past tense ending for the second person plural. The verb igyekszik itself expresses deliberate effort or striving, and the past tense form indicates that those efforts occurred in the past. The phrase can convey both successful and unsuccessful attempts, depending on context.

Examples: Ti igyekeztetek minél jobban megérteni a leckét. This means “You all tried to understand the lesson as well as you could.” Another example: A csapat igyekeztetek, hogy időben befejezzétek a feladatot. “The team you all tried to finish the task on time.” These sentences illustrate how the form is used in narrative or descriptive passages to report past efforts by a group.

Etymology and related forms: The verb igyekszik derives from igyekezet (or igyekezés) meaning endeavor or effort, with igyekeztet- forming the past tense stem for certain conjugations. Related forms include igyekszik (present third-person singular) and igyekeztetek (past second-person plural). Other Hungarian verbs expressing similar nuance include próbálkozik (to attempt) and fáradozik (to labor).

See also: Hungarian verb conjugation, igyekszik, próbálkozik, igyekezet, igyekezés.