Megjött

Megjött is a Hungarian verb form meaning “has arrived” or “came,” produced by prefixing meg- to the verb jön (to come). It is used to indicate that someone or something has arrived at a destination or location, often emphasizing completion or fulfillment of the action.

Morphology and usage: Megjön is the present tense form (he/she/it comes). In the past tense, the third-person singular form is megjött. Other persons are formed by adding the usual past-tense endings to the prefixed stem, for example megjöttem, megjöttél, megjöttünk, megjöttetek, megjöttek. The prefix meg- signals a sense of arrival or completion rather than a simple motion.

Common usage: Megjött is commonly used with a definite subject, typically followed by an explicit object or complement, such as a noun phrase indicating what has arrived. Examples include Megjött a levél (The letter has arrived) or Megjött az üzenet (The message has arrived). It can also stand alone in informal contexts where the referent is understood from context, as in Megjött.

Relation to other forms: Megjön is related to megérkezik, another common Hungarian verb meaning “to arrive.” Megjön emphasizes the act of coming with the sense of completion, while megérkezik is more neutral for arrival into a place.

Etymology: The word combines the perfective prefix meg- with the root jön (to come). The prefixed form is part of a broader pattern in Hungarian where meg- adds nuance related to completion, fulfillment, or arrival of the action.