hazamenni

Hazamenni is a Hungarian verb meaning "to go home." It is a compound of the noun haza (home) and the verb menni (to go), formed to express movement toward one’s home.

Etymology and form: The word combines the directional noun haza with the verb menni, producing hazamenni as an infinitive. In Hungarian, such compounds are common for describing movement toward a location and are treated as a regular infinitive in terms of syntax, while the finite forms are built from the same stem as other verbs derived from menni.

Usage and nuance: Hazamenni describes leaving a place with the purpose of returning home. It is used in various tenses and moods by attaching appropriate inflections to the stem hazame-, or by using modal constructions with hazamenni as the verb in the infinitive. It often conveys intention or plan, rather than merely describing a present action, depending on the sentence structure and accompanying verbs.

Examples:

- Hazamegyek. (I go home / I’m going home.)

- Szeretnék hazamenni. (I would like to go home.)

See also: haza, menni, Hungarian verb conjugation, go home in Hungarian expressions.

Hazamenni is a practical, everyday term in Hungarian, commonly used in conversation to describe returning to one’s residence after being elsewhere.