jelentkeztünk

Jelentkeztünk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb jelentkezik. The verb primarily means to sign up, enroll, or apply for something, but it can also carry the sense of presenting oneself to an authority or organization, depending on context. The noun form related to it is jelentkezés, referring to the act of registering or signing up.

In use, jelentkezünk or jelentkeztünk appears in contexts such as education, employment, or events. For example, Jelentkeztünk a kurzusra means we signed up for the course, and Jelentkeztünk az álláshirdetésre means we applied for the job advertisement. The exact meaning can vary with the accompanying objects or prepositional phrases, such as a kurzusra, az eseményre, vagy egy vállalatnál.

Grammatically, jelentkezik is the infinitive, meaning "to sign up." The form jelentkeztünk marks the past tense and first-person plural, indicating that the action was completed by “we.” The verb belongs to the regular, native Hungarian verb paradigm, with tense and person endings that align with other -ik verbs.

Related terms include the noun jelentkezés (the act of signing up) and the prefix bejelentkezés, which is used for “check-in” in some contexts, though bejelentkezés is more common for formal check-ins or logging in. In everyday usage, jelentkezés centers on voluntary registration or application rather than mandatory reporting.