reagáltak

Reagáltak is a Hungarian verb form meaning "they reacted" or "they responded." It is the third-person plural past tense (the preterite) of the verb reagál, used when referring to multiple subjects reacting to an event, statement, or stimulus. The基本 sense of reagál is to respond or react, and it can describe emotional, physical, or formal responses depending on the context.

The verb reagál is a loanword that has been fully integrated into Hungarian. Its exact origin is linked to Western European languages, commonly presented as related to German reagieren or French réagir, but it functions now as a native-conjugating Hungarian verb with regular inflection patterns.

In terms of conjugation, reagál follows the typical -ál verb class. The past tense forms include reagáltam, reagáltál, reagált, reagáltunk, reagáltatok, reagáltak. The specific form reagáltak is used when the subject is plural. Reagál can take a complement with a recipient or object, as in reagál valamire (to react to something), and it often appears with questions or statements that prompt a response. In sentences, reagáltak is common in news reporting, political discourse, and everyday speech to describe how multiple actors answered or replied to an issue, event, or remark.

Examples:

- A bejelentés után a vállalatok reagáltak gyorsan.

- A közéleti kérdésekre a képviselők reagáltak.

- A hírre a közösség reagált, és megosztotta véleményét.