olvasom

Olvasom is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Hungarian verb olvasni, meaning to read. This form indicates that the speaker is reading a thing at the moment or reads in general. In Hungarian, the subject pronoun én is often omitted because the verb ending signals the person.

Morphology and usage: The form is built from the stem olvas- plus the personal ending -om. The verb’s other present-tense forms include olvasol (you read), olvas (he/she reads), olvasunk (we read), olvastok (you all read), and olvasnak (they read). The form is typically used with a direct object, as in A könyvet olvasom (“I am reading the book”). In natural speech, it is common to omit the subject: Olvasom most. Hungarian does not have a separate present progressive tense, so olvasom can convey either a habitual or an ongoing action depending on context.

Examples: A könyvet olvasom. Most olvasom a magazint. Már olvasom ezt a levelet. These illustrate how the form combines with different objects and time frames.

Etymology and related forms: Olvasom derives from the infinitive olvasni, with the first-person singular present ending -om. Related forms for other persons follow standard Hungarian conjugation: olvasol, olvas, olvasunk, olvastok, olvasnak.

See also: olvasni, Hungarian verb conjugation, Hungarian grammar.