megkerülnek

Megkerülnek is a Hungarian verb form that stems from the verb megkerülni, meaning to go around, bypass, or circumvent. The prefix meg- adds a sense of completeness or thoroughness, and kerül is the root meaning to go around or avoid. The form megkerülnek is the present tense, third person plural, and is used when the subject is plural. Depending on context, it can express either an active sense (they bypass/go around something) or a passive/indefinite sense (they are bypassed or circumvented by an unspecified agent).

Usage notes

Megkerülni covers both literal and figurative bypassing. In literal usage, it can describe physically going around an obstacle or obstacle course. In figurative use, it refers to circumventing rules, procedures, or problems. In Hungarian, voice and focus are often determined by sentence structure rather than by distinct morphological markings, so megkerülnek can appear in contexts where the agent performing the action is clear or deliberately left unnamed.

Etymology and related forms

The word is built from kerül (to go around, to avoid) with the prefix meg- and the plural present suffix -nek. Related terms include elkerül (to avoid or detour, often more neutral or formal) and the noun form kerülés or megkerülés (circumvention, bypass).

Context and nuance

Megkerülnek is common in everyday language, media reporting, and technical writing when describing the act of bypassing obstacles, rules, or checks. Its precise interpretation—active bypassing or passive being bypassed—depends on surrounding syntax and the intended emphasis of the sentence.