érdekelte

Érdekelte is a Hungarian verb form expressed in the past tense, derived from the verb érdek(el)ni, which means to be of interest or to interest something or someone. It is used to convey that a subject caused interest or concern in another person or group at a past time. In Hungarian, the way interest is expressed involves a combination of the stimulus (the thing that aroused interest) and a person or group who experienced the interest, typically indicated by pronouns or case markings rather than by a direct object.

The form érdekelte appears in narrative or formal contexts to describe past events or states in which interest was present. It is related to the present tense érdek(el)ek/érdekel (to be of interest, to interest) and to the past participle érdekelt (interested, interested in the sense of being concerned), which may function as an adjective or in compound tenses.

Usage notes: érdekelte is one of several inflected forms of the verb that express shifts in tense and aspect. Its exact alignment with person and number depends on the sentence structure and typical Hungarian word order, which places the thing that causes interest and the person who experiences it in syntactically flexible positions.

See also: érdek(el)ni, érdekli, érdekelt, érdekesség.