Vágtam

Vágtam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb vág, which means to cut, slice, chop, or trim. The form denotes a completed action performed by the speaker in the past and is one of the standard finite forms used in narrative and reportorial contexts.

Grammatical role and usage: Vágtam functions as a finite verb form in the past tense. It is typically used with a direct object in the accusative (for example, "A kenyeret felvágtam" – I cut the bread open, or more naturally, I cut the bread into pieces) or with a prefix to indicate a mode of cutting (for example, "A fát vágtam le" – I cut the tree down). The past tense can also appear in dialogues, recollections, or descriptions of past actions.

Conjugation pattern: In the simple past, the first-person singular form is vágtam. Other persons take forms such as vágtál (you cut), vágott (he/she/it cut), vágtunk (we cut), vágtátok (you all cut), and vágtak (they cut). The verb vág belongs to a class of verbs that form past tense with person-specific endings, and the stem vág- remains consistent across the different forms.

Related forms and derivations: The base verb vág yields nouns such as vágás (cutting, the act of cutting) and other prefixed variants like felvágtam (I cut open) or levágtam (I cut off). Vágtam itself is a finite form and is not used as a standalone lexical item outside a sentence.

See also: vágás, vágni, felvágás.