Birtokoltam

Birtokoltam is a Hungarian verb form that translates to “I possessed” or “I owned.” It is the first-person singular past tense of the verb birtokolni, meaning “to possess” or “to own.”

Etymology and formation: The verb birtokolni is built from the noun birtok, meaning possession or property, with the verbal suffix -ol- plus the infinitive marker -ni. The past definite first-person singular form is formed by adding the suffix -tam to the stem birtokol-, yielding birtokoltam. In Hungarian, past tense endings for the first person singular follow a regular pattern, here -tam.

Usage: Birtokoltam is used in written and spoken Hungarian to express a completed possession in the first person. It is transitive and takes a direct object to indicate what was possessed. Example: A házat tíz évig birtokoltam. (I possessed/owned the house for ten years.) The form emphasizes possession as a past, completed state. In contemporary speech, speakers may prefer other constructions for ongoing possession, but birtokoltam remains correct for a completed past action.

Related forms and notes: The infinitive is birtokolni. The noun birtok means possession or property, and related terms include birtoklás (possession/holding). The verb follows regular conjugation patterns for -olni verbs, with past tense forms adapting to person and number (birtokoltam, birtokoltad, birtokolta, etc.).