Terveztem

Terveztem is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb tervezni, meaning to plan or to design. It translates as “I planned” or “I designed” in English. The form is used to describe a planning action that occurred in the past and can refer to both the act of planning and a completed plan. It appears with or without a direct object, and may be used with the prefix meg to emphasize completion.

Origin and morphology: Tervezni is derived from the noun terv (plan) with the derivational suffix -ezni. The past tense form for the first person singular is terveztem, formed by the stem tervez- plus the suffix -tem. In standard Hungarian, terveztem can be used with both definite and indefinite objects; for example, megterveztem az útvonalat means I designed the route.

Usage: Terveztem is common in everyday speech and writing when recounting past planning activity. It can be combined with time expressions such as tegnap (yesterday) or ma (today) to indicate when the planning occurred, as in Tegnap megterveztem a programot. The form is suitable for narrative, reporting, and informal conversation, conveying deliberate, conscious planning in the past.

See also: tervezni, terv.