nyomtam

Nyomtam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb nyomni, meaning to press, push, or apply pressure. It is a finite form used to describe a completed action in the past, with nyomni as the infinitive. The stem nyom- combines with standard Hungarian past-tense suffixes to yield nyomtam for 1st person singular, nyomtál for 2nd person singular, nyomott for 3rd person singular, nyomtunk for 1st person plural, nyomtátok for 2nd person plural, and nyomtattak for 3rd person plural in the indicative past.

Nyomtam is transitive and commonly accompanies a direct object referring to what was pressed (for example, a button, lever, or key). The action can also be described with prefixed meg- to emphasize completion, as in megnyomtam meaning “I pressed (it) down” or “I clicked (the button).” In addition to the literal sense of pressing, nyomni covers related actions such as exerting physical force or applying pressure in various contexts, though subtle nuances may vary with context and accompanying particles or prefixes.

Etymology and relation to other forms: nyomtam derives from nyomni, a native Hungarian verb. The related verb nyomtat, with a different stem, means “to print,” and nyomás refers to pressure. The noun nyomda denotes a printing house, reflecting historical ties between pressing and printing concepts.

See also: nyomni, megnyomni, nyomtat, nyomás, nyomda.

Examples: Megnyomtam a gombot. (I pressed the button.)