Elaludtam

Elaludtam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb elaludni, which means "to fall asleep." It describes a completed action of the speaker falling asleep in the past and is used in ordinary narrative or conversation to recount what happened.

Origin and grammar: Elaludni is formed from aludni, the root meaning "to sleep," with the prefix el-, which in Hungarian often marks the start or completion of a change of state. In the past tense, the first-person singular form is created by adding the suffix -tam to the stem elalud-, yielding elaludtam. Other persons are elaludtál, elaludott, elaludtunk, elaludtatok, elaludtak.

Conjugation (examples):

- én elaludtam

- te elaludtál

- ő elaludott

- mi elaludtunk

- ti elaludtatok

- ők elaludtak

Usage notes: Elaludtam is intransitive and typically appears with time expressions or in narrative contexts. It implies the action of falling asleep has occurred and the speaker is now in a sleep state. It can be used with adverbs or modifiers that specify when or under what circumstances the sleep occurred, such as discussing fatigue, an event, or a situation that led to sleep.

Examples:

- Fáradt voltam, és elaludtam a kanapén. (I was tired, and I fell asleep on the sofa.)

- Lefeküdtem, és alig fél óra múlva elaludtam. (I lay down, and almost half an hour later I fell asleep.)

See also: elaludni, alvás.

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