Átadtam

Átadtam is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb átadni, meaning to hand over, transfer, or surrender something to someone. It indicates that the speaker completed the action in the past.

Grammatically, átadni is a transitive verb that takes a direct object (the thing handed over) and typically a recipient in the dative (for example, neked, neki, a hatóságoknak). The past tense is formed on the stem átad- with the suffix -t- and the personal ending -m, yielding átadtam. The prefix át- conveys movement across a boundary or from one party to another.

In use, átadtam describes the act of delivering or transferring something, such as documents, responsibilities, or authority. It is common in everyday language as well as in formal or administrative contexts, and is often paired with explicit recipients: A könyvet a barátomnak átadtam; a jelentést a vezetőnek átadtam.

Etymology and related forms: the word is formed from ad- meaning “to give” with the prefix át- meaning “across” or “over,” producing the sense “to hand over.” Related forms include the infinitive átadni and the noun átadás (handover, transfer). Other conjugations of átadni include átadom, átadod, átadja, átadjuk, and so on.