megkapod

Megkapod is a Hungarian term that primarily functions as the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb megkapni, meaning “you get” or “you are getting,” with future interpretation often determined by context. It appears in everyday speech and writing to indicate that the listener will receive or has received something. For example, in a sentence like Megkapod a csomagot, the listener is understood to be receiving the package.

Morphology and usage notes: The prefix meg- attaches to kapni (to receive) to form megkapni, and megkapod is the conjugated form for you (singular). In Hungarian, the exact tense or aspect of a sentence can be inferred from context rather than from the verb form alone, so megkapod can convey present or future meaning depending on surrounding elements and temporal adverbs. The form is common in casual dialogue and informal writing.

Etymology: The word is built from meg- plus kapni, where meg- is a verbal prefix that can signal completion, realization, or emphasis, and kapni means “to receive.” Together they yield a verb meaning roughly “to receive/receive it.”

Notes: While megkapod is primarily a grammatical form, it can occasionally appear as a proper-noun name in branding or media titles. In such cases, the meaning tends to be context-specific and separate from its ordinary grammatical usage.

See also: Hungarian grammar, verb conjugation, prefix meg-.