Megálltál

Megálltál is a Hungarian verb form meaning “you stopped.” It is the second-person singular past tense (past definite) form of the verb megállni, which means to stop or to come to a stop. The prefix meg- conveys a sense of completion, while áll is the verb root related to standing or stopping. The ending -tál marks the second person singular and the past tense.

In use, megálltál typically refers to a completed action performed by the listener. It can describe stopping movement, pausing an activity, or arriving at a stop location. The form often appears in questions or statements within narrative or conversational contexts, and it can stand alone or be combined with a location or circumstance, such as megálltál a zebrán (Did you stop at the crosswalk?) or megálltál a buszmegállónál (Did you stop at the bus stop?).

Pronunciation is stressed on the first syllable: meg-áll-tál, with the long vowel in á. The word is commonly used in everyday speech and can appear in both informal and formal registers depending on the surrounding sentence and context.

Related forms include megálltam (I stopped) and megálltál-e? (Did you stop?), which show how the verb cone influences person and mood. The prefix meg- and the root áll are shared with other prefixed verbs, making megálltál part of a broader pattern of Hungarian perfective-prefix constructions.

Overall, megálltál serves as a straightforward past-tense marker for addressing or referring to a listener’s completed action of stopping.