Megütött

Megütött is a Hungarian verb form derived from the verb megüt, which means to strike or to hit. It denotes a completed act of delivering a blow and is used in past tense sentences to describe that the action has already occurred. The form typically appears with a subject performing the action and a direct object receiving the hit.

Usage and examples: Megütött describes literal physical striking. A common example is A fiú megütött egy labdát, meaning “The boy hit a ball.” The construction is transitive, with a subject performing the strike and a direct object that is hit. In context, megütött can carry connotations of aggression or force, depending on the situation.

Etymology and formation: The word is built from the prefix meg-, the root üt (to hit), and a suffix that marks past tense. The prefix meg- often conveys completion or emphasis, while the suffix -ött signals past action in this verb class. This combination yields the sense of “hit” as a completed action in the past.

Related forms and notes: Megüt is the base verb, used in other tenses and moods with appropriate pronouns and endings. Hungarian verbs with this prefix-suffix pattern share similar past-tense formation. Megütött is commonly used in standard Hungarian across news, literature, and everyday speech to describe a past act of striking.

See also: üt, megütni, magyar igei igei ragozás.