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Meaning of -om | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[om]

Definitions

  1. Forms the indefinite first-person singular present indicative of -ik verbs.
    morpheme, personal, suffix
  2. Forms the definite first-person singular present indicative of verbs.
    morpheme, personal, suffix
  3. my (first-person singular, single possession)
    morpheme, possessive, suffix

Equivalents

English my

Examples

“alszik (“to sleep”) + -om → alszom (“I sleep, I am sleeping”)”
“lát (“to see”) + -om → látom (“I see [him/her/it/them]”)”
“kor (“age”) + -om → korom (“my age”)”
“költözik (“to move [relocate]”) + -öm → költözöm (“I move, I am moving”)”
“Holnap költözöm Budapestre.”

I'm moving to Budapest tomorrow.

“főz (“to cook”) + -öm → főzöm (“I cook [it], I am cooking [it]”)”
“Éppen most főzöm a vacsorát.”

I'm cooking dinner right now.

“öröm (“joy”) + -öm → örömöm (“my joy”)”
“A legnagyobb örömöm a kertészkedés.”

My greatest joy is gardening.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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