meghalt

Meghalt is a Hungarian verb form meaning “died.” It is the third-person singular past tense of meghal, the verb meaning “to die.” The prefix meg- marks the perfective aspect, indicating that the dying event has been completed. In standard usage, meghalt is employed with a third-person subject, including people or animals, to report a past death.

Etymology and form: The word is derived from the verb meghal with the prefix meg- plus the past tense ending associated with definite conjugation patterns. This form contrasts with the present tense meghal (to die) and the first-person past forms such as meghaltam (I died).

Usage: Meghalt appears in everyday speech, journalism, and literature to state a death that has already occurred. It can be used in declarative sentences and in news reports. In many contexts, it can be followed by the agent or by a possessive noun phrase, such as Az apa meghalt (The father died) or Meghalt az asszony (The woman died).

Examples:

- Az apa meghalt a balesetben. The father died in the accident.

- Az asszony meghalt. The woman died.

- Meghalt az orvos, aki a betegekért dolgozott. The doctor who worked for the patients has died.

See also: meghal, halál, halott. These related terms cover the verb “to die,” the concept of death, and the noun for a dead person.

Notes: While primarily a grammatical form, meghalt is widely recognized as a standard past-tense form in Hungarian and is not commonly used as a proper noun.