Elhagytam

Elhagytam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb elhagyni, meaning to abandon, to leave behind, or to forsake. The word is built from the prefix el- combined with hagyni (to leave, to let), giving a sense of completing or removing something from one’s possession or situation. The noun form is elhagyás (abandonment).

Uso and sense

Elhagyni can indicate literal leaving behind physical objects, places, or people, as in Elhagytam a kulcsaimat (I left my keys behind) or Elhagytam a régi életemet (I abandoned my old life). It also covers figurative abandonments, such as giving up a plan, habit, or belief: Elhagytam a tervemet (I abandoned my plan).

Grammatical notes

Elhagytam is a transitive, perfective verb form used when the speaker performs the action of abandonment. It requires a direct object to specify what is being abandoned, though in some contexts the object may be implicit from context. Related forms include elhagyás (abandonment), elhagyott (abandoned), and elhagyó (abandoner).

Examples

- Elhagytam a kulcsaimat. (I left my keys behind.)

- Elhagytam a régi életemet. (I abandoned my old life.)

- Elhagytam a tervemet. (I abandoned my plan.)

See also

elhagyás, elhagyott, elhagyó. The term is common in everyday Hungarian and widely used in both literal and figurative contexts.