költöztem

Költöztem is a Hungarian verb, the first-person singular past tense of the verb "költözik," which means "to move" or "to relocate." In essence, "költöztem" translates to "I moved" or "I relocated." This verb is commonly used in everyday Hungarian conversation to describe the act of changing one's residence, whether it is from one apartment to another, one city to another, or even one country to another.

The verb "költözik" is a regular verb, and its conjugation follows standard Hungarian grammatical rules. The past tense is formed by adding the past tense suffix "-t" to the verb stem, followed by the personal pronoun suffix for the first person singular, which is "-em." Therefore, "költöz-" becomes "költöz-" + "-t-" + "-em" = "költöztem."

Examples of its usage include: "Tegnap költöztem az új lakásomba" (Yesterday I moved into my new apartment) or "Múlt hónapban költöztem Budapestre" (Last month I relocated to Budapest). The context in which "költöztem" is used usually clarifies the nature and distance of the move. It is a fundamental verb for expressing personal changes in living arrangements within the Hungarian language.