Megváltoztatta

Megváltoztatta is a Hungarian verb form, the third-person singular past tense of the causative verb megváltoztatni, meaning to cause something to change or to modify it. The form is built from the stem változtat- (to change) with the prefix meg-, which marks the perfective aspect, and the suffix -atta, which signals the past tense in this conjugation. Semantically, megnváltoztatta expresses that the subject effected a change in a definite object.

In use, megváltoztatta typically appears when the object being changed is definite, and it translates roughly as “made [something] change” or simply “changed [something].” For example: A cég megváltoztatta a tervet. (The company changed the plan.) A tanácsadó megváltoztatta a szerződést. (The consultant altered the contract.) These examples show the common pattern of a subject performing an action that results in a modification to a specific target.

The form is part of a broader family of meg- prefixed verbs in Hungarian, which encode completed, transitive actions. Megváltoztatni versus megváltoztatta differ in aspect and person: megváltoztatni is the infinitive, while megváltoztatta is the finite past tense form used with a specific subject. Related verbs with similar prefix-based derivations include megmódosít (to modify) and megváltoztatás (the act of changing), though each has its own typical usage and nuance.

Overall, megváltoztatta is a standard, formal-leaning past tense form used to report that someone caused a definite change to a specific object.