kapcsoltak

Kapcsoltak is a Hungarian verb form. It is the past tense, third person plural, of the verb kapcsolni, which means to switch on, to connect, or to relate. As a past-tense form, it denotes that multiple subjects performed the action in the past. The exact sense—turning on an electrical device, connecting components, or establishing a relationship—depends on context and, if present, on prefixes such as be- (to turn on), össze- (to connect), or ki- (to disconnect). For example, bekapcsolták a villanyt would more commonly be used for turning on the light, whereas összekapcsolták a számítógépeket would mean they connected the computers.

The word is formed from the stem kapcsol- plus the past-tense personal ending -tak for third-person plural. Its singular past equivalent is kapcsolt (he/she/it turned on or connected), and the infinitive is kapcsolni (to turn on, to connect). The related noun forms include kapcsolás (activation or switching on) and kapcsolat (connection or relationship).

In usage, kapcsoltak appears in narrative texts to report actions by multiple subjects. Because Hungarian often prefers prefixed variants to specify variant meanings (bekapcsolni, összekapcsolni, kapcsolódni), the plain form kapcsoltak may occur when the context clearly indicates the sense or when quoting spoken language.