Megkezdtem

Megkezdtem is a Hungarian verb form that functions as the first-person singular past tense of megkezdeni, the verb meaning to begin or to commence something. The prefix meg- with kezdeni gives the sense of starting an action as a completed event in the past. As a finite verb form, megkezdtem is used to state that the speaker began a specific activity at a past time.

Morphology and usage: Megkezdtem is formed from the stem megkezd- plus the past tense ending -tem for the first person singular. It is commonly used in declarative sentences to indicate that the speaker started an action or project in the past and may be followed by a direct object or a time expression, for example: Megkezdtem a munkát tegnap (I started the work yesterday) or Megkezdtem az új projektet (I began the new project).

Aspect and nuance: The meg- prefix marks a perfective sense, signaling the initiation of an action as a discrete event. Megkezdeni, and by extension megkezdtem, often convey that the initiating act has occurred, rather than focusing on the ongoing process after starting.

See also: megkezdeni, kezdeni, Hungarian verb prefixes meg-.

Note: Megkezdtem is specific to past narration and cannot be used to express present or future beginnings without changing the verb form (e.g., megkezdem, megkezdve).