visszaadták

Visszaadták is a Hungarian verb form meaning “they returned” or “they handed back” something to its owner. It is the past tense form of the verb visszaadni, which means to give back, return, or restore. The form is commonly used when referring to a completed action performed by a plural subject.

Morphology and grammar: the form is built from the stem visszaad- plus the suffix -ták, which marks the past tense for a third-person plural subject. The infinitive of the verb is visszaadni. In a sentence, visszaadták typically accompanies a definite direct object, and the action is understood as having been completed.

Usage and examples: visszaadták is used when specifying that a group did the returning. Examples include: A kölcsönt visszaadták tegnap. They repaid/returned the loan yesterday. A könyvet visszaadták a tulajdonosának. They handed the book back to its owner. The form can appear in both literal and more formal narrative contexts, where the emphasis is on the completion of the return. While primarily concrete, it may appear in figurative uses depending on the context, though such uses are less common.

See also: visszaadni, the base verb meaning to give back; visszaadás, the act of returning. The form visszaadták is part of the broader Hungarian verb conjugation system, which marks person, number, and tense through suffixation.