Megkövetelése

Megkövetelése is a Hungarian noun derived from the verb megkövetel, meaning to demand, require, or exact. The term describes either the act of making a demand on someone or, in some contexts, the demand itself. In everyday language, speakers more commonly use követelés to refer to a claim or a debt; megkövetelése emphasizes the act or process of demanding rather than the claim as a static object.

Etymology and sense distinctions: The word is formed with the prefix meg-, the verb követel, and the nominalizing suffix -ése, yielding roughly “the making of a demand” or “the act of demanding.” It is typically found in formal or legal language where precise distinctions between an action (the demand) and a thing (the claim or debt) are important.

Usage and contexts: Megkövetelése appears primarily in formal, legal, or bureaucratic texts. It is less common in everyday speech, where a more ordinary term like követelés (a claim or demand) or, in some contexts, követelmény (a requirement) might be used instead. In translations, megkövetelése is usually rendered as “the demand,” “the act of demanding,” or, depending on context, “the claim.”

See also: követelés, követelmény, megkövetel.