megfordul

Megfordul is a Hungarian verb meaning to turn around, to rotate, or to reverse direction. It can describe a physical turning, a change of movement, or a figurative shift, such as a change of mind. The verb is intransitive in its basic sense; a related causative form, megfordítani, is used when turning something else around or reversing a process.

Etymology and form: megfordul is built from the prefix meg- attached to the verb fordul (to turn). The meg- prefix often signals completion, reversal, or a sense of emphasis. In language use, megfordul can express both a literal turning of a person or object and more abstract notions like turning to a different idea or course of action. The word has regular verb conjugation patterns for a prefix-formed verb, with forms such as megfordulok, megfordulsz, megfordul, megfordulunk, megfordultok, megfordulnak in the present indicative, and megfordultam in the past.

Usage and idioms: A common idiom is megfordul a fejében, meaning that something occurs to someone or crosses their mind. This can be followed by a clause to express the contemplated action: Megfordult a fejében, hogy elutazik. In physical contexts, one can say A kutya megfordult, meaning the dog turned around, or A motor megfordult, meaning the engine turned over.

Related forms: megfordítani (to turn something around / to reverse), megforduló (turning, as an adjective or noun phrase), megfordult (turned around; past tense). These derivatives extend the core meaning from a simple turn to broader senses of reversal or reconsideration.