mentél

Mentél is a Hungarian verb form meaning "you went." It is the second-person singular past tense (simple past) of the verb menni, which means to go. The form is used to describe a completed action performed by the person being addressed in the past, in both declarative and interrogative sentences. In standard usage, mentél appears in everyday speech and writing when referring to a past event involving the listener.

Morphology and construction: mentél derives from the verb stem men- and carries a suffix that marks second-person singular past tense. The form corresponds to the English "you went." It is often found in sentences without an auxiliary verb, for example: Te mentél a boltba. This translates as "You went to the store." It can also appear in questions, such as: Hova mentél? (Where did you go?)

Usage notes: mentél is used with informal address to a single person. In formal contexts, the same verb form may be used with the pronoun ön (Ön mentél?), but Hungarian grammar typically relies on pronoun usage and context rather than a distinct formal conjugation for this specific form. The word is a regular occurrence in narrative and dialogue to recount past actions involving the listener.

Related forms: mentem (I went) and mentél (you went) are part of the same conjugation family for the simple past of menni. The base verb menni is irregular in its past-tense forms, of which mentél is one common second-person singular form.

See also: Hungarian grammar, verb conjugation, menni.