No. 123 in Hungarian
beszélt
"Spoken" or "talked."
In a sentence
Tegnap hosszasan beszéltünk a terveinkről.
Yesterday, we talked extensively about our plans.
The word 'beszéltünk' is derived from the verb 'beszél', meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'. Here it is used in past tense in the plural form, 'we talked', to indicate a mutual conversation.
A tanár beszélt a nyelvtan fontosságáról.
The teacher spoke about the importance of grammar.
The word 'beszélt' in this context is in the past tense, singular third person form of the verb 'beszél', indicating an action of speaking by the teacher about a specific topic.
Hallottam, ahogy Péter az új projektről beszélt.
I heard Péter talking about the new project.
Here, 'beszélt' is used in past tense, singular third person to describe Peter speaking about a subject, connected to the main clause indicating hearing it.
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