Parancsoltam

Parancsoltam is the first-person singular simple past tense form of the Hungarian verb parancsolni, meaning to command or to order someone to do something. The verb parancsolni is transitive and typically describes issuing an instruction to a person or group, often with a sense of authority.

Grammatical notes: parancsoltam is formed from the stem parancsol- plus the past-tense suffix -tam. Other common forms include parancsolok (I command) in the present, parancsoltok (you all command), and parancsolt (he/she ordered). The imperative is parancsolj! The verb can take a direct recipient or clause indicating the action to be performed, for example with parancsolni vkinek vagy parancsolni, hogy történjen valami.

Usage: parancsoltam is used to narrate an act of giving an order in the past. It is applicable in formal, historical, and literary contexts as well as in everyday speech when recounting past actions. Examples: “Én parancsoltam neki, hogy maradjon otthon.” “A tábornok parancsolt.” “Azt mondta, hogy parancsolt a légierőnek.” The form conveys that the speaker was the one who issued the command.

Etymology: parancsolni is a native Hungarian verb formed from parancs (order) with the -olni suffix. The noun parancs denotes an instruction or directive, and parancsolni describes the act of issuing such an instruction. The past tense form parancsoltam thus documents a standard narrative expression of authority in Hungarian.