mondta

Mondta is a Hungarian verb form meaning "said." It is the third-person singular past tense of the verb mondani (to say) and is used to report what someone stated in the past. The form comes from the verb stem mond- plus the past tense suffix -ta, with typical Hungarian phonology.

In use, mondta appears in sentences such as: "A tanár mondta, hogy készüljetek a vizsgára." (The teacher said that you should prepare for the exam.) It also appears in subordinate clauses: "Azt mondta, hogy holnap találkozunk." The form marks a completed statement attributed to a specific subject (he, she, or it).

Related forms include the other persons in the past tense: mondtam (I said), mondtál (you said), mondtuk (we said), mondtátok (you said), mondták (they said). These share the same root and suffix pattern but differ in person and number.

Notes: mondta should not be confused with mondat, which means "sentence" in Hungarian; they are etymologically related but distinct words. The appearance of mondta is common in spoken and written Hungarian and is a staple in reported speech and narrative.

See also: mondani, mondat, reported speech in Hungarian.