küldtök

Küldték is a Hungarian verb form meaning they sent. It is the third-person plural past tense of the verb küldni (to send). The form is used when the subject of the sentence is they and the action took place in the past. In Hungarian, this past tense form commonly appears with a definite direct object, resulting in the word küldték, for example when referring to a specific item that was sent.

In practice, küldték is contrasted with küldtek, which is the corresponding past tense form used when the direct object is indefinite. For example, Küldték a levelet means they sent the (specific) letter, while Küldtek levelet means they sent a letter (unspecified). The presence or absence of a definite article can influence which form is used, though both convey the sense of sending in the past.

Usage and context: küldték occurs in everyday speech as well as in written language, including news reporting and narrative prose, whenever the subject is plural and the action is in the past. It can appear in simple statements, subordinate clauses, or complex sentences, and it may be combined with prefixes such as elküldték to add nuance like “they sent off.”

See also: küld (to send), küldés (sending), elküld (to send off), küldeni (infinitive form).