betartottam

Betartottam is a Hungarian verb form meaning “I kept,” used to express that the speaker fulfilled a commitment, rule, promise, or agreement in the past. It is the first-person singular past tense of the verb betartani, which means to keep, to observe, or to comply with something.

The verb betartani is built from the prefix be- attached to tartani (to hold, to keep) and conveys completion or adherence. The past tense form betartottam appears with the -ott- infix and the -am ending for the first person singular. In use, it typically appears with a direct object indicating what was kept, such as betartottam a szavam (I kept my word) or betartottam a határidőt (I kept the deadline). Hungarian grammar can require a definite conjugation when the object is definite.

Common contexts for betartottam include promises, obligations, deadlines, and rules. It is often paired with nouns like szavam, ígéretem, szabályokat, határidőt, or megállapodást. The form is one example of how Hungarian encodes aspect and agency in past actions, signaling not merely that an action occurred, but that a standard or commitment was honored.

Related forms include the noun betartás (compliance, observance) and the agentive betartó (one who keeps/observes). These terms are used in everyday language as well as in formal writing to discuss adherence to commitments or rules.