maradtunk

Maradtunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb marad, meaning “we stayed” or “we remained.” It is used to describe remaining in a place or continuing to exist in a state during a specified period.

The verb marad is of Hungarian origin, and maradtunk is formed by adding the past definite suffix -tunk to the stem marad. In the orthography, the boundary between the stem and the suffix yields the sequence dt, producing maradtunk in writing and speech. The form is regular within the Hungarian verb system and follows the standard pattern for other verbs in the same conjugation class.

Usage and nuance: maradtunk expresses a completed past action within a defined time frame. It is intransitive and commonly appears with place names or time expressions, for example: Mi maradtunk otthon hétvégén, mert esett az eső. A csoport a szobában maradtunk két napig. These constructions emphasize that the speakers remained in a location or state for a period.

Conjugation overview (representative forms):

- Present: maradunk

- Past (first-person plural): maradtunk

- Past forms for other persons: én maradtam, te maradtál, ő maradt; mi maradtunk, ti maradtatok, ők maradtak

- Future: maradni fogunk (we will stay)

Related forms include a range of derivatives with marad as the base verb, such as maradni (to stay) and megmarad (to remain, to be left).