tömött

Tömött is a Hungarian adjective formed as the past participle of tömni (to stuff). It describes something that is filled to capacity, stuffed, or crowded. The sense covers physical fullness as well as dense occupancy or congestion, such as a full container, a crowded room, or a packed schedule.

Morphology and usage: Tömött is used before a noun to indicate fullness or crowding (for example, tömött doboz, a box that is packed; tömött busz, a crowded bus). The plural form is tömöttek. In predicative use with a linking verb, it can describe the state of a subject, e.g., A doboz tömött volt. The nuance is density or congestion rather than mere emptiness.

Nuance and context: Tömtött emphasizes content or occupancy; it is typically used for physical objects, spaces, or situations that are densely filled. For describing food or liquids, other words such as töltött or tele are often more natural, depending on the sense (e.g., tele van a kocsi with people; töltött paprika for stuffed peppers). Common collocations include tömött polcok, tömött raktár, or tömött busz, all conveying a sense of abundance or crowding.

See also: töltött, tele.