kívántak

Kívántak is the third-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb kíván, meaning "they desired" or "they wanted." The verb kíván denotes wishing or desiring something, often with a sense of aspiration or expectation.

Morphology: The past tense stem of kíván is kívánt; to form the third-person plural past tense, the ending -ak is added, yielding kívántak. The corresponding singular past tense is kívánt (he/she/it desired). Thus, kívántak specifically signals that multiple subjects wished for something in the past.

Usage: Kívántak is used when the subject is plural. It is a transitive verb that can take a direct object to indicate what was desired, for example: A diákok kívántak több időt a feladat megoldására. (The students wanted more time to complete the task.) In Hungarian, kíván can carry a nuance of wish or aspiration; in everyday speech, akar is more common for general “want,” whereas kíván tends to imply a somewhat formal or earnest desire.

Relation to related terms: The noun kívánság means “wish” or “desire,” and kívánatos means “desirable.” These forms share the same root and broaden the semantic field from a specific past action to broader concepts of wish and desirability.

Summary: kívántak is a standard past-tense plural verb form used to describe past desires of multiple subjects, with typical use in narrative, formal, or written Hungarian.