This is the 660th most frequent Hungarian word.
látta
"Látta" means "he/she/it saw" in English.
Látta here is used in its past tense form of the verb 'to see', indicating that the action of seeing occurred in the past.
Az ember látta a hegyet.
The person saw the mountain.
Látta is used here to indicate completion of prior viewing actions, within past contexts.
Ő már sok filmet látta.
He has already seen many movies.
Látta is employed here to describe an observation that took place in the past by the subject.