Nyilatkoztam

Nyilatkoztam is a Hungarian verb form meaning I declared or I stated. It is the first-person singular past tense of nyilatkozni, which means to declare, to make a statement, or to give a formal remark. The related noun nyilatkozat means a declaration or statement, and nyilatkozik is the present tense form meaning to declare or to issue a statement. The word is used when the speaker is recounting a declaration made in the past, often in public, formal, or journalistic contexts.

Usage and nuance: nyilatkoztam is typically employed to report what the speaker announced earlier. It can introduce content with a that-clause as in Azt nyilatkoztam, hogy... (I declared that...) or Nyilatkoztam arról, hogy... (I stated that...). The form appears in interviews, press statements, legal or political discourse, and any situation where a past declaration is being described. It is distinguished from nyilatkozom (I declare/I am declaring) and from nyilatkozat (the declaration or statement as a noun).

Examples: Tegnap nyilatkoztam, hogy nem értek egyet a javaslattal. Azt nyilatkoztam a sajtónak, hogy megfelelek a feltételeknek. These illustrate how the past tense form is used to recall a communicated position or claim.

See also: nyilatkozat, nyilatkozik. These related forms cover the noun for a statement and the present-tense verb meaning to declare.