Hazaérkezik

Hazaérkezik is a Hungarian verb meaning to arrive home or to get back home after being away. It denotes the act of reaching one’s own residence following travel, work, or an extended absence. The expression is used for people returning to their home base, but it can also be used metaphorically to indicate a return to a familiar place or situation. It is common in everyday speech, reportage, and narrative to mark the completion of travel with a homeward arrival.

Origin and grammar: the word is a compound of haza (“home”) and érkezik (“to arrive”). It is intransitive and follows the standard conjugation pattern of -ik verbs with the prefix haza-. Present tense forms include: én hazaérkezem, te hazaérkezel, ő hazaérkezik, mi hazaérkezünk, ti hazaérkeztek, ők hazaérkeznek. Past tense forms are: én hazaérkeztem, te hazaérkeztél, ő hazaérkezett, mi hazaérkeztünk, ti hazaérkeztetek, ők hazaérkeztek. The noun form is hazaérkezés, meaning “arrival home.”

Usage notes and examples: hazaérkezik is used with time expressions such as éjfélkor or este, and with subjects such as travelers, soldiers, or commuters. Examples: “A vonat késik, mégis hazaérkezett éjfél körül.” “A diákok hazaérkeztek a nyári táborból.” “A katona hazaérkezett a misszióból.” The related noun hazatérés means “returning home” in a broader sense.