Megálltunk

Megálltunk is the past tense form of the Hungarian verb megállni, meaning "to stop" or "to come to a halt." As a conjugated form, megálltunk translates to "we stopped" and is used when the speaker refers to a completed stopping action by a group that includes the speaker. The prefix meg- marks the perfective aspect, indicating the action has been accomplished, while the suffix -tunk encodes the first-person plural past tense. The base verb is áll, meaning "to stand," and the prefix with the verb gives the sense of stopping or coming to a standstill.

Usage and constructions: Megálltunk is common in narrative, descriptive, and conversational Hungarian to describe a pause or halt in movement, activity, or speech. Examples include:

- Megálltunk a kereszteződésnél. (We stopped at the intersection.)

- Megálltunk egy percre. (We paused for a moment.)

Grammatical notes: Like other meg- compounds, megállti forms a perfective pair with imperfective counterparts. The form megálltunk always signals a completed action by the first-person plural subject, without auxiliary verbs, which is typical for Hungarian past tense conjugations.

In language use, megálltunk can appear in everyday speech, literature, and journalism, reflecting a momentary interruption or halt within a broader sequence of events. It illustrates how Hungarian encodes person, tense, and aspect directly in verb suffixes.