vitatkoztatok

Vitatkoztatok is a Hungarian verb form meaning “you all debated” or “you all argued.” It is the second-person plural past definite form of the verb vitatkozni, which means to argue, dispute, or debate. The form signals that a complete action occurred in the past and that the object of the action is treated as definite within the sentence.

In Hungarian, vitatkozni comes from vitatkozik (present tense) and the infinitive vitatkozni. The past definite (befejezett) second-person plural form is created by adding the appropriate past suffix and personal ending to the stem, yielding vitatkoztatok for “you all argued/debated.” This form is commonly used in narrative or reported speech when referring to a group’s specific past discussion.

Usage notes: vitatkoztatok is typically used when the speaker wants to state a completed matter involving a definite topic or time frame. It can appear with temporal or topical modifiers, such as múlt héten (last week) or a témáról (about the topic). Example sentences include: Ti vitatkoztatok a javaslatról. (You all debated the proposal.) Múlt hétvégén ti vitatkoztatok a részletekről. (Last weekend you all debated the details.)

Related forms include vitatkozom (I argue), vitatkozol (you argue), vitatkozik (he/she argues), vitatkozunk (we argue), vitatkoztok (you all argue), and vitatkoznak (they argue). The noun form vita (an argument, debate) is related but distinct from the verb.