Állítottak

Állítottak is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the third person plural past tense of the verb állítani. The form can arise from different base meanings of állítani, most commonly the sense “to claim, to state” in modern usage, but it can also be related to the sense “to set up, to place, to erect” in contexts where the root verb carries that meaning. In Hungarian grammar, állítottak is a finite verb in the indicative mood, used with a plural subject (they). The exact nuance depends on the context and on whether the sense is of making an assertion or of performing a placement action.

In practice, állítottak is most often found in reporting or narrative texts to indicate that a group of people claimed or asserted something in the past. It typically appears with a direct object or complement that specifies what was claimed, for example: “A tanúk állítottak egy fontos tényt” (The witnesses stated a key fact). The form may contrast with állítottak …-val or állították … when the object is definite or when a different tense or voice is used.

Related forms include the present tense állítanak (they claim) and the past definite form állították (they claimed [with a definite object]). The noun form állítás refers to the act of stating or claiming, and is commonly used in discussions of claims, statements, or allegations.

Overall, állítottak marks a past, plural, asserted action and is widely used in journalism, legal writing, and narrative prose to convey that a group made a claimed statement.