-tam

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -t (past-tense suffix) +‎ -am (first-person singular suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-tam

  1. (past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite and definite conjugation).
    olvas (to read) + ‎-tam → ‎olvastam (I read, I have read, I had read)

Usage notes

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  • (past-tense suffix) Variants:
    -tam is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -tem is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -ttam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , ó, , , szí)
    -ttem is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (, , , , nyű, sző)
    -ottam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, hat, jut, nyit, except lát)
    -ettem is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
    -öttem is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)

See also

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Latin

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Suffix

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-tam

  1. feminine accusative singular of -tus