Megállapít

Megállapít is a Hungarian verb meaning to determine, ascertain, or establish something as a fact, usually after examination, analysis, or deliberation. It is a transitive verb and typically takes a direct object that denotes the fact or condition being determined. In usage, one might say: a vizsgálat megállapította a diagnózist (the examination determined the diagnosis) or a kutatás megállapította a tényeket (the research established the facts).

Morphology and usage details: megállapít is used in active voice with the object in the accusative. It can describe conclusions reached in various contexts, including law, medicine, science, and journalism. The prefix meg- indicates the completion or realization of the action, conveying a sense of concluded finding rather than a tentative guess. The verb forms align with regular -ít verbs in Hungarian. For example, present tense: én megállapítom, te megállapítod, ő megállapítja; past tense: én megállapítottam, te megállapítottad, ő megállapította; plural forms follow the same pattern.

Related forms include the noun megállapítás, meaning a finding or determination, and the related verb megállapítani in various compound constructions. Megállapítás often appears in formal reporting to summarize conclusions drawn from data, investigations, or evaluations.

Etymology: megállapít is built from the verb állapít (to determine, to state) with the prefix meg-, signaling completion or realization of the action. This distinguishes it from related verbs that may indicate mere suggestion or hypothesis.