elaltattad

Elaltattad is a Hungarian verb form that translates roughly as "you put to sleep" or "you lulled to sleep." It is the second-person singular past definite form of the verb elaltatni, meaning to cause someone to sleep or to lull someone into sleep.

Formation and grammar: The form combines the prefix el- with the stem altat- of elaltatni and the definite past suffix -tad, producing elaltattad. In Hungarian, the suffix marks that the action was completed by the subject and acted on a definite direct object, which is typically explicit, for example elaltattad a gyereket ("you lulled the child to sleep").

Usage: The form appears in narratives and everyday speech when a speaker specifies that the listener performed the act of putting someone to sleep. It is neither inherently positive nor negative, but its context can affect tone, ranging from neutral description to irony.

Etymology and related forms: The verb elaltatni derives from altat, the root meaning "to lull to sleep," with the prefix el- adding a sense of completion or completion of the action. Related forms include elaltatni (to lull to sleep) and other person- and tense-specific conjugations.

See also

- elaltatni

- Hungarian verb conjugation

- altat

Note: This entry describes a standard Hungarian verb form and its grammatical usage.