próbálták
Próbálták is a Hungarian verb form derived from próbálni, meaning to try or to attempt. It is the past tense form used with a third-person plural subject, indicating that several people performed the act of trying. In Hungarian, the past tense for transitive verbs has two common variants: past definite, which ends in -ták (or -ték, -tött, depending on the stem), and past indefinite, which ends in -tak (or -tek). Próbálták is the past definite plural form, used when the object or purpose of the attempt is definite or previously specified. For example: "Próbálták megoldani a problémát." They tried to solve the problem.
The form is typically used in narrative or reported speech to describe attempts that involved a specific
Pronunciation and morphology are regular within Hungarian phonology. The stem prøbál- combines with the definite past
Etymology traces próbálni to the root meaning of trial or test, with cognates in other Central European