Megtermékenyíti

Megtermékenyíti is a Hungarian verb form meaning “he/she/it fertilizes.” It is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb megtermékenyíteni, which means to fertilize or impregnate, particularly in biological contexts such as fertilization of an egg by a sperm cell or fertilization of plant ovules.

Etymology and form: The word is built from termékeny (fertile) with the prefix meg- to indicate a completed or intensive action, together with the stem megtermékenyít- and the present-tense ending that yields megtermékenyíti for the third-person singular. The infinitive of the verb is megtermékenyíteni.

Usage and examples: Megtermékenyíti is used to describe fertilization events, natural or artificial. Examples include: A hím megtermékenyíti a nőstény petesejtet. (The male fertilizes the female egg cell.) A virág pollenje megtermékenyíti a petesejtet. (The pollen of the flower fertilizes the ovule.)

Related forms and terms: The corresponding noun is megtermékenyítés (fertilization). The verb termékenyít is the root meaning “to fertilize,” with megtermékenyítés referring to the act or process. The term megtermékenyítő can denote a fertilizing agent or method. In technical writing, megtermékenyíteni and its forms are used across zoological, botanical, and medical contexts to describe fertilization events.