megindultak

Megindultak is a Hungarian verb form meaning they began to move or they set off. It is the past tense, third-person plural (megindul being the base verb), indicating that a group started to move in the past. The prefix meg- combined with indul creates a perfective sense, highlighting the initiation of an action.

Etymology and form: The verb megindul consists of the prefix meg-, the verb indul (to start moving), and in the form megindultak the suffix -tak marks the past tense and the plural subject. As a finite verb, megindultak is used with plural subjects such as seregek, csapatok, vagy tömegek in narrative or reported speech.

Usage: Megindultak is common in historical, military, and narrative Hungarian to describe movement or departure of groups. It conveys that movement has begun and often implies subsequent action or progression. It can appear in newspapers, chronicles, and literary prose to recount a campaign, march, or collective departure.

Examples: A hadsereg megindult a front felé. The army set off toward the front. A csapatok megindultak dél felé. The squads began moving to the south.

Related forms include megindul (present tense), megindulnak (present tense, plural), and megindulás (the noun form meaning start of movement). Megindultak is primarily used in third-person plural contexts and is a standard past-tense construction in Hungarian narrative.