Éltetek

Éltetek is a Hungarian verb form. It is the second-person plural past tense of the verb élni, meaning “to live.” In English, it corresponds to “you lived” when addressing multiple people. The form is used to describe a completed action in the past attributed to a group.

Morphology and related forms: éltetek is formed from the past tense stem élt- combined with the second-person plural ending -etek, yielding a past-tense, second-person plural concord. Related past-tense forms of élni include éltél (you lived, singular), éltünk (we lived), and éltek (they lived). The accent on é marks vowel length and differentiates these forms from other conjugations.

Usage: The form appears in narrative passages, historical or anecdotal statements, and dialogues that describe experiences shared by multiple people in the past. It is typically accompanied by a time reference, such as a year or period, to situate the action in time. Examples include archival or literary contexts where a group’s past residence, activities, or existence is described.

Examples:

- A kilencvenes években ti éltetek itt. Translation: In the 1990s you all lived here.

- Az utolsó évben ti éltetek Gödöllőn tíz évet. Translation: In the last year you all lived in Gödöllő for ten years.

See also: Hungarian grammar; Conjugation of the verb élni; Past tense in Hungarian. Note that éltetek is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry.