Elkészíttem

Elkészíttem is a Hungarian verb form used to indicate that the speaker arranged for someone else to prepare something. It is the first-person singular past tense form of the causative verb elkészíttetni, which comes from elkészíteni (to prepare) with the causative suffix -ttetni. The construction is commonly employed when the speaker delegates the preparation to another person or service.

Usage and meaning: The direct object of elkészíttem is the thing that has been prepared. The person who actually performs the preparation is typically a third party, such as a chef, a baker, a colleague, or a service provider, and may be specified or implied from context. The phrase often conveys a sense of outsourcing or delegation rather than personal authorship of the preparation.

Grammar notes: Elkészíttem is used in transitive sentences where a completed preparation by someone else is asserted. It contrasts with forms like elkészítem or elkészíttetem in other tenses or with different subjects, which focus on the act of preparing itself or on causing preparation in the future.

Examples:

- Elkészíttem a vacsorát a séfnek. (I had the dinner prepared by the chef.)

- A jelentést elkészíttem a könyvelővel együtt. (I had the report prepared with the help of the accountant.)

- Egyszerűen elmondtam, hogy elkészíttem mindent, amire szükség volt. (I said that I had everything prepared that was needed.)

See also: elkészíteni, elkészíttetni, elkészíttetés.