Tartottad

Tartottad is the second-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb tartani, meaning to hold, keep, or maintain. It translates to “you held” or “you kept” in English and is used to describe an action performed by the subject you in the past. The form is an inflected combination of the verb stem tart-, the past tense marker -ott, and the second-person singular suffix -ad, with vowel harmony influencing the exact spelling.

In usage, tartottad can refer to both literal holding (for example, objects) and figurative meanings (such as keeping a promise or maintaining a position). It appears in sentences where the speaker is addressing someone directly and referring to a past action.

Examples:

- Tartottad a könyvet az öledben. (You held the book in your lap.)

- Tartottad magad távol minden kísértéstől. (You kept yourself away from all temptations.)

Related forms in Hungarian show how the same verb changes with person and number. For the present tense, forms include tartom, tartasz, tartja. For the past tense, other persons are tartottam (I held), tartottál (you held), tartotta (he/she held), tartottuk (we held), tartottátok (you all held), tartották (they held).

Etymology and usage notes: tartani is a basic native Hungarian verb. Tartottad is not a separate word with its own meaning beyond a conjugated form; it is the specific inflection used when addressing someone in the past tense.