Megválni

Megválni is a Hungarian verb formed with the prefix meg- attached to válni (to become). In contemporary standard Hungarian the form is relatively rare and is often considered archaic or literary. The core idea associated with megválni is a sense of completion, release, or separation from a state, constraint, or obligation. In religious or moral discourse the related noun megváltás, meaning redemption, is more common, and the verb megváltani (to redeem) is the usual expression for the act of redemption. As a result, megválni may appear primarily in older texts or in fixed expressions that convey being freed from something.

Semantic notes include a potential sense of severing ties or ending a bond, but this usage is not standard in everyday speech. For concrete personal relationships, Hungarian most often uses elválni or other phrases to denote divorce or dissolution of marriage.

Conjugation and usage: megválni is treated as a regular verb built on the stem válni, with the meg- prefix. Because the form is uncommon, speakers generally prefer the related verb megváltani for redemption or other, more common expressions for separation or release.

See also: megváltás, megváltani, válni, elválni.