-ottam
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== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From -ott (past-tense suffix) + -am (first-person singular suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [otːɒm]
=== Suffix ===
-ottam
(past-tense suffix) Forms the first-person singular past tense of verbs (indefinite and definite conjugation).
tanít (“to teach”) → Fizikát tanítottam. ― I taught physics.
==== Usage notes ====
(past-tense suffix) Variants:
-tam is added to most back-vowel verbs
-tem is added to most front-vowel verbs
-ttam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
-ttem is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (fő, jő, lő, nő, nyű, sző)
-ottam is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, hat, jut, nyit, except lát)
-ettem is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
-öttem is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)
=== See also ===
Category:Hungarian verb forms
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes