Megérkezel

Megérkezel is the second-person singular present tense form of the Hungarian verb megérkezni, meaning you arrive or you have arrived at a destination. The prefixed meg- indicates completion of a movement toward a location, so megérkezni emphasizes the act of arriving after travel. As a present-tense form, megérkezel is used when speaking informally to one person (te). The formal second-person form would be Ön megérkezik.

Usage and nuance: Megérkezel is commonly used to describe someone arriving at a place, often after a journey or commute. It conveys a sense of having reached a destination and can be used in both real-time statements and planned contexts, such as confirming someone’s arrival time or acknowledging that the arrival is imminent. In formal address, the corresponding form is Ön megérkezik, which preserves the same verb meaning but uses a formal pronoun.

Examples:

- Te megérkezel a megbeszélt időpontra. (You arrive at the agreed time.)

- Ha megérkezel a címre, hívj fel. (If you arrive at the address, give me a call.)

- A vonat már megérkezett, te pedig még nem. (The train has already arrived, and you haven’t.)

Related forms and synonyms: érkezik (to arrive) as the base form without the prefix, and odaérkezik (to arrive at a specific place). The prefix meg- with érkezni emphasizes the completion or fulfillment of the journey.

Etymology: The verb megérkezni combines the prefix meg- with érkezni, a Hungarian verb meaning to arrive at a destination.