Fenntartottam

Fenntartottam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb fenntartani, meaning to maintain, sustain, or preserve. It expresses a completed action in the past in which the speaker maintained or kept something.

Etymology and related forms: Fenntartani is built from tartani (to hold) with the prefix fen-, which in this sense conveys upkeep or upholding. The noun fenntartás means maintenance or upkeep, and related forms include fenntartó (a maintainer or sustaining agent).

Usage: The form is used when the subject is I and the action occurred in the past. It can describe maintaining a system, a budget, a relationship, or an arrangement over a period. In narrative or reporting contexts, it appears as a straightforward past statement. The same conjugation pattern extends to other persons, for example fenntartottad (you maintained), fenntartotta (he/she maintained), fenntartottuk (we maintained).

Pronunciation and orthography: The word is spelled fenntartottam and follows Hungarian phonotactics and spelling rules, with the stress typically on the first syllable. The consonant clusters reflect standard Hungarian orthography (including the doubled consonants in fenntartottam).

See also: fenntartani, fenntartás, fenntartó.