Megfogható

Megfogható is a Hungarian adjective meaning that can be grasped or held, primarily in a physical sense as tangible or touchable. It can also be used metaphorically to describe ideas, facts, or phenomena that are easy to understand, verify, or perceive. The term often appears in contexts contrasting tangible, perceptible things with abstract or intangible ones.

Etymology and range of meaning: megfogható is formed from the verb fogni (to catch or seize) with the prefix meg-, conveying potentiality or capability, combined with the notion of physical grasp. The word is closely related to fogható and kézzelfogható; while kézzelfogható is a more common synonym for tangible, megfogható remains correct and widely understood. The figurative use extends the sense to things that can be grasped intellectually or evidentially.

Usage notes: In everyday language, megfogható and kézzelfogható are often interchangeable when referring to tangible objects. Megfoghatatlan is the direct opposite, meaning intangible or not graspable, while elvont emphasizes abstraction. In journalistic or scientific writing, megfogható may highlight perceptibility or demonstrability, whereas more precise terms like fizikailag érinthető or bizonyítható might be preferred depending on the context.

Examples: Megfogható tárgyak, megfogható bizonyíték, megfogható tény describe tangible items, tangible evidence, or clearly verifiable facts. Adverbially, megfogható módon can mean “in a tangible way.”

See also: kézzelfogható, fogható, megfoghatatlan, elvont.