Megózza

Megózza is a Hungarian verb form derived from the verb megóvni, meaning to protect, guard, or shield from harm. The prefix meg- indicates a completed or intensified action, and the root óv carries the sense of guarding or preserving. In standard modern Hungarian the present-tense form most commonly used for “he/she/it protects” is megóvja. The form megózza appears primarily as a nonstandard or dialectal variant, and is less common in contemporary teaching and formal writing. It can reflect phonetic assimilation or orthographic variation in some texts or regional speech.

Usage and grammar: Megózza is a transitive form that typically takes a direct object, expressing protection or safeguarding directed at someone or something. It can appear in sentences describing preventive action or defense against risk. Common collocations include megóvni a személyt vagy a dolgot a veszélytől, megóvni az adományt a lopástól, and megóvja a lakosságot a kockázatoktól. The related noun óvás means protection, while the adjective védő or védelmi is often used in connected senses.

Etymology and related forms: The word is built from meg- plus óv, with the usual verb conjugation patterns for Hungarian prefixed perfective verbs. Related forms include megóvom, megóvod, megóvja, megóvjuk, megóvják, along with megvéd, védelem, and óvás for broader protective meaning.

See also: óv, megvéd, védelem, óvás.

Examples:

- A közösség megózza a gyerekeket a veszélytől.

- A bank megóvja az ügyfelek adatait a külső fenyegetésektől.