Megfoszt

Megfoszt is a Hungarian verb meaning to deprive or dispossess someone of something. It is used in formal or legal contexts to describe an act by which a person is stripped of a right, privilege, or possession. The verb is formed with the prefix meg- added to the root foszt, and its infinitive is megfosztani. In finite forms it is conjugated like a regular -t meg- prefixed verb, and the past participle is megfosztott.

Grammar and usage: Megfoszt is transitive and typically follows the construction megfosztani valakitől vagy valamitől. The person is the indirect object (the one deprived), and the thing deprived is expressed with the suffix -tól/-től or a similar case marking depending on the language context. Example sentences illustrate its meaning and syntax:

- A bíróság megfosztotta a vádlottat a szabadságától. (The court deprived the defendant of his freedom.)

- A törvény megfosztja a polgárokat a választójoguktól. (The law deprives the citizens of their right to vote.)

Nuances: Megfoszt emphasizes an intentional or authoritative deprivation carried out by another party, and it is commonly used in legal, political, and administrative discourse. It can contrast with verbs like elvesz (to lose) or von meg (to revoke) in terms of agency and manner of deprivation.

See also: foszt, megbízik, megront, megvonás, jogfosztás.