Ápoltunk

Ápoltunk is the first-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb ápolni, meaning to care for, nurse, or cultivate. It denotes an action coordinated by the speaker together with others that occurred in the past. The form results from the stem ápol- plus the past tense suffix -tunk, following Hungarian vowel harmony. As a transitive verb, ápolni typically takes a direct object when the action targets a person, an animal, or a plant, and can describe both caregiving and cultivation.

In usage, ápolni covers a range of contexts. In healthcare and caregiving, it can mean nursing patients or looking after someone's well-being. In domestic or agricultural settings, it can mean tending to gardens, crops, or plants, or maintaining equipment and people’s daily care. The sense is generally about purposeful, ongoing attention rather than a single act of help.

Examples:

- Mi ápoltunk egy idős beteget a kórházban. (We cared for an elderly patient in the hospital.)

- A kertben virágokat és sövényeket ápoltunk. (In the garden we tended the flowers and hedges.)

Notes:

- Ápoltunk can appear in various contexts beyond medical care, including gardening and general maintenance.

- It is one of several Hungarian past-tense forms derived from ápolni; other persons and tenses use corresponding suffixes.

See also: ápolni, Hungarian verb conjugation, past tense in Hungarian.