Fogadtam

Fogadtam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb fogad, which means to receive, accept, or welcome. As a finite verb, fogadtam marks a completed action that the speaker performed in the past. The root fogad covers several related senses, including receiving guests, accepting an invitation or offer, and welcoming someone.

Etymology and form: Fogad is a native Hungarian verb. The past tense is formed with the suffix -tam, producing fogadtam. This pattern mirrors other first-person past forms in Hungarian, where the suffix varies by person and sometimes by consonant harmony. In contemporary usage, the sense of accepting an offer or invitation is often expressed with the prefixed elfogadni (to accept), while fogadtam can still appear in contexts emphasizing the act of receiving or welcoming.

Usage notes: Fogadtam is commonly used in narrative or reported speech to describe a past act of receiving or accepting. For example, Fogadtam a meghívást means “I accepted the invitation.” For many formal contexts, elfogadtam the invitation or offer is more idiomatic, but fogadtam remains correct when the emphasis is on the act of reception or when the direct object is salient.

Related forms and derivatives: The verb has related forms such as fogadni (to receive/accept), fogadó (inn, recipient, or receiver in compounds), and fogadtatás (reception or welcome). The noun fogadtatás refers to the act or process of receiving, while fogadó can denote a place that receives guests (an inn) or a recipient in compound terms.

See also: fogad, elfogad, fogadó, fogadtatás.