Tettem

Tettem is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb tenni, meaning to put, to place, or to do. It marks a completed action in the past and is used in a wide range of contexts, including actions affecting objects, arrangements, or decisions.

Conjugation in the past tense follows the forms tettem (1st person singular), tettél (2nd person singular), tett (3rd person singular), tettünk (1st person plural), tettetek (2nd person plural), and tettek (3rd person plural). The past tense forms are characteristically built with a double consonant in written Magyar, as seen in tettem and tett. In contrast, the present tense forms are teszek, teszel, tesz, tesszünk, tesztek, tesznek.

Usage examples illustrate everyday meaning: Ma reggel tettem le a kulcsokat az asztalra. (This morning I put the keys down on the table.) Tegnap tettem rendet a házban. (Yesterday I tidied up the house.) Tettem can appear in various constructions with direct objects and can convey actions ranging from physical placement to more abstract acts, depending on the context.

Notes: The form tettem is common in narrative and everyday speech for reporting past actions. The verb tenni is a frequent verb in Hungarian, and tettem represents one of its central past-tense forms. The geminated consonant in the spelling reflects the pronunciation of the past tense stem.