Megengedte

Megengedte is a Hungarian verb form. It is the past tense, third-person singular form of megenged, meaning to permit or allow. In English, it translates as “he/she/it allowed.” In a formal or polite context the subject can be the person addressed with Ön, yielding the same grammatical form.

Etymology and grammar: the word is built from the prefix meg- attached to the verb enged, which conveys the sense of permitting or granting leave. The base form megenged is used in present tense, while megengedte marks completed action in the past. Like other Hungarian past definite forms, the ending -te signals a past action with a definite object or clause.

Usage: megengedte is used to report that someone granted permission in the past. For example: “Az iskola megengedte a látogatást,” meaning “The school allowed the visit.” Another construction is “Ő megengedte, hogy a dolgozók hazamenjenek,” meaning “He allowed the employees to go home.” The verb often appears with a direct object denoting what was permitted, or with a subordinate clause introduced by hogy to specify the permissible action.

Related terms: megengedni (to permit, infinitive), enged (to allow, give leave), engedély (permission), engedélyez (to authorize). Megengedte belongs to the verb family associated with permission, decision, and approval in past narrative contexts.