Let's first collect the words. 

• látni = to see
• láttam = 1st person singular form in past tense, i.e. I saw
• egy = a, an
• macska = cat 

Before constructing the sentence, we need to note that the verb látni has an object: látni valamit = to see something. It is a general rule in Hungarian that in cases like this, we use the -t suffix. The -t suffix belongs to the accusative case, which expresses that the particular noun is the object in this structure. In this sentence macska is the object, so macska + t is the solution. 

It is another rule that if you add a suffix to a noun, which ends in -a, the final -a will become -á .Therefore

macska + t ⇨ macskát

So the sentence is: Láttam egy macskát. 

And what about dogs?

If you want to say "I saw a dog", you'll need to follow exactly the same steps. dog = kutya, so kutya ⇨ kutyát, therefore: Láttam egy kutyát. 

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