árultak

árultak is a Hungarian verb form, specifically the third-person plural past tense of the verb árul. The base verb árul has two main meanings in contemporary usage: to sell (goods) and to betray (reveal a secret or break trust). In most everyday contexts, árultak is understood from the context as “they sold,” but the betrayal sense is typically expressed with the prefixed el- form elárul, whose past tense is elárultak.

In linguistic terms, árul is a regular -ul verb that forms the past plural with the suffix -tak, yielding árultak. The corresponding singular past forms are árult (he/she/it sold or betrayed). The present tense forms are árulok (I sell), árulsz (you sell), árul (he/she/it sells), árulunk (we sell), árultok (you all sell), árulnak (they sell).

Usage notes: because Hungarian verbs often rely on context to convey precise meaning, árultak will usually be interpreted as “they sold” when referring to commerce or distribution of goods. If the intended meaning is “they betrayed,” the common construction uses elárultak, as in elárulták a titkot (they betrayed/revealed the secret).

Examples:

- A kereskedők az árut a piacon árultak. (The merchants sold the goods at the market.)

- Az információt elárulták, így a terv nyilvánossá vált. (They betrayed/revealed the information, so the plan became public.)

See also: Hungarian verb conjugation, elárul.