megfelelni

Megfelelni is a Hungarian verb meaning to meet or satisfy criteria, standards, or expectations; to be suitable or compliant. It is commonly used with expressions such as a feltételeknek megfelel (to meet the conditions), a szabályoknak megfelel (to comply with the rules), or az előírásoknak megfelelő (compliant with the regulations). The nuance is that something or someone fulfills what is required rather than merely being adequate.

The verb is formed from the prefix meg- plus the root felel (to give an answer or to correspond). The combination conveys the sense of conforming to a standard or expectation. Megfelelni can apply to objects, documents, organizations, and people, in contexts ranging from regulatory compliance to performance assessments.

Conjugation is regular for the Hungarian present and past tense patterns. In the present tense: én megfelelek, te megfelelsz, ő megfelel, mi megfelelünk, ti megfeleltek, ők megfelelnek. In the past tense: én megfeleltem, te megfeleltél, ő megfelelt, mi megfeleltünk, ti megfeleltek, ők megfeleltek. The infinitive is megfelelni; past participle used in compound tenses is megfelelt.

Examples:

- A termék megfelel a szabályoknak.

- A cég megfelel a környezetvédelmi előírásoknak.

- A hallgató megfelelt a vizsgán.

Translations: English equivalents include to comply, to meet, to satisfy, and to fulfill. Related concepts in Hungarian include megfelelés (compliance or fulfillment) and teljesség érzetének kielégítése, which translate to compliance with standards and fulfilling requirements.