Pumpáltam

Pumpáltam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb pumpálni, meaning to pump or inflate. It denotes a completed action in the past by the speaker. The base verb pumpál is transitive and commonly used when air, liquid, or other substances are forced into a container or area using a pump. In Hungarian, the past tense for -ál verbs is formed by adding the suffix -t together with the personal ending, yielding pumpáltam for “I pumped.”

Prefixes can modify the meaning of pumpál, producing related forms such as felpumpáltam (I pumped up) to indicate inflating something to a higher level, or lepumpáltam (I deflated) in contexts where air or liquid is released. The exact sense depends on the object and the situation.

Typical objects include tires, balls, inflatables, or any container that can be filled with air or liquid. Examples: "A labdát felpumpáltam." (I pumped up the ball.) "A kerékabroncsot felpumpáltam." (I pumped up the tire.)

Origin and related terms: pumpál is built from the noun pumpa (pump) plus the verbal suffix -álni. The noun pumpa itself is borrowed from other languages, such as German or English, via Hungarian usage. Related terms include the noun pumpa and the activity noun pumpálás (pumping).

In summary, pumpáltam is a standard, neutral past-tense form used to describe a completed pumping action performed by the speaker, with potential prefixes to convey nuances like inflating or deflating.