mentünk

Mentünk is a Hungarian verb form that corresponds to "we went" in English. It is the first-person plural past tense (múlt idő) of the verb menni, which means "to go." The form is built from the past tense stem ment- combined with the personal ending -ünk for "we."

Usage and examples

Mentünk is used to describe a completed action of going by the speaker and others. It is the standard way to say that a group went somewhere in the past. For example: "A barátainkkal mentünk a moziba" means "We went to the cinema with our friends." Another example: "Már reggel mentünk útnak" means "We set off already in the morning."

Conjugation context

In Hungarian, other persons use related past forms of the same verb: én mentem (I went), te mentél (you went), ő ment (he/she went), mi mentünk (we went), ti mentetek (you all went), ők mentek (they went). The form mentünk should not be confused with present-tense forms like megyünk or megyek, which indicate ongoing or habitual action.

Notes

Mentünk is the conventional way to express a past action of going when the subject includes at least two people. It is used in both spoken and written Hungarian. The choice between mentünk and other past forms depends on the grammatical person and number. As with all Hungarian verb forms, pronunciation follows standard Hungarian phonology, and spelling is consistent with the root ment- and the suffix -ünk. See also the verb menni for broader conjugation patterns.