Támasztotta

Támasztotta is a Hungarian verb form derived from támasztani, meaning to support, rest, or prop up. It specifically represents the third-person singular past definite tense of támasztani, and is used when the action is performed by he, she, or it with a definite object or context. In practice, támasztotta can describe a physical act of propping or resting something, or a figurative act of underpinning or substantiating a claim.

In bodily actions, it commonly appears in sentences like: A karját a falhoz támasztotta. “He rested his arm against the wall.” In argumentative or evidentiary contexts, it can mean to substantiate or underpin a statement: A tanúvallomás ezt a megállapítást támasztotta alá. “The testimony supported this conclusion.” The form thus covers both concrete and abstract senses of support, depending on the objects and verbs it collocates with.

Morphology and usage notes: támasztotta is the past definite (történeti vagy befejezett) form, used when the object is definite within the clause. The corresponding past indefinite form is támasztott, which is used with indefinite objects or no object. The verb belongs to a class of transitive verbs that can take both literal and figurative objects, and it shares related nouns such as támasztás (support/propping) and támasztó (supportive or prop device).

See also: támaszt, támasztás, támasztó, támasztani.