Dátumom

Dátumom is the first-person possessive form of the Hungarian noun dátum, meaning “my date.” The base word dátum refers to a calendar date or a specified day for an event. By attaching the 1st person singular possessive suffix -om, the compound dátumom signals that the date belongs to or is associated with the speaker.

In use, dátumom typically appears within a larger phrase such as a noun phrase or a clause. Often it is expanded for clarity, for example with a qualifier like a születési dátumom (my birth date) or a megadott dátumom (my stated date). In everyday language, speakers frequently prefer more specific expressions such as a születési dátumom or az időpontom, depending on the intended meaning.

Morphologically, dátumom is formed by adding the possessive suffix -om to the stem dátum. This illustrates Hungarian’s agglutinative possessive system, where possessive relations are shown directly on the noun. The suffix remains consistent across different stems, though pronunciation and connected speech may vary in natural use.

Examples:

- A dátumom július 24. (My date is July 24.)

- Elfelejtettem a dátumomat. (I forgot my date/appointment date.)

- A születési dátumom 1990. március 5. (My birth date is March 5, 1990.)

See also: dátum, időpont, and the Hungarian possessive suffixes.

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