ültem

Éltem is the first-person singular simple past tense form of the Hungarian verb élni, meaning to live. It is used to describe actions or states in the past in which the speaker resided or lived during a period. In Hungarian, the simple past expresses completed past events and can appear in narrative or descriptive contexts, often with time indicators such as múlt hét (last week) or tavaly (last year).

Morphology and forms: the past tense forms of élni are built from the stem él- with person-specific endings. éltem (I lived) is the first-person singular form; éltél (you lived) is second-person singular; élt (he/she/it lived) is third-person singular; éltünk (we lived); éltetek (you all lived); éltek (they lived). The present tense forms are élek (I live), élsz (you live), él (he/she/it lives), etc., while éltem is specifically a past-tense form.

Usage notes: éltem appears in ordinary past narration and in statements about past life experiences or periods of residence. It can be combined with time expressions to situate the action in the past, for example: Múlt nyáron Budapesten éltem. Fiatalon vidéken éltem még egy ideig a szüleimnél.

See also: élni, magyar igék, conjugation paradigms, tense and aspect in Hungarian.