ígértem

ígértem is the first-person singular past tense form of the Hungarian verb ígér, meaning "to promise." The infinitive is ígérni. As a finite verb form, ígértem is used to express a promise that the speaker made in the past.

In Hungarian, ígértem is built from the stem ígér- plus the personal ending -tem, which marks 1st person singular in the past tense. Like other Hungarian past-tense forms, it is used to situate the promise in a previous time frame. The word follows standard Hungarian stress patterns, with primary stress typically on the first syllable of the word.

Usage-wise, ígértem is commonly followed by what was promised, often with a subordinate clause introduced by hogy (that). For example: "Ígértem, hogy segítek." (I promised that I would help.) Another common construction is "Ígértem neki..." (I promised him/her ...), where the indirect object marks the recipient of the promise.

Related language items include the infinitive ígérni (to promise) and the noun ígéret (a promise). The form ígértem is one of several conjugations of the verb ígér across tenses and persons, used to report or recall past commitments.