hazatérni

Hazatérni is a Hungarian verb meaning to return home or to go back to one’s residence. The term is used for returning to a house, town, country, or homeland after being away, and it can apply to literal travel as well as to metaphorical returns, such as coming back to one’s roots or community.

Etymology and form: Hazatérni is a compound formed from haza, meaning home, and térni, meaning to turn or to return. It is a regular -ni verb and follows standard Hungarian conjugation patterns for verbs of this class. The verb appears in various tenses, with examples such as hazatértem (I returned home) and hazatért (he returned home).

Usage: The expression is common in everyday speech, travel narratives, military or exile contexts, and literary prose. It often conveys a sense of re-establishing oneself where one belongs, rather than simply traveling back to a different place. It can be used both for concrete returns and for more symbolic rejoinings with family, country, or hometown.

Examples:

- Hazatértem a városból. (I returned home from the city.)

- Ő minden este hazatér. (He returns home every evening.)

See also: hazamenni, hazatérés, hon (homeland) – terms related to returning, going home, and the concept of home.