megmaradtatok

Megmaradtatok is the second-person plural past tense form of the Hungarian verb megmaradni, meaning “you all remained” or “you stayed” in a given situation. It is used when referring to a group of people who stayed behind or continued to exist in a certain state after an event.

Morphology and usage context: The form is created from megmaradni (to remain) with the prefix meg- and the past tense suffix for the second person plural. In Hungarian, the verbs for megmaradni follow the pattern megmaradok, maradsz, megmaradunk, megmaradtatok, megmaradtak, etc. Megmaradtatok specifically marks past action by you all. The sentence typically implies a narrative or report about what a group did or experienced.

Examples: A vihar után ti megmaradtatok. (After the storm, you all remained.) Another use could be: A nehéz időkben megmaradtatok a faluban. (In hard times you all stayed in the village.) These constructions illustrate how megmaradtatok functions to describe a state that persisted for the second-person plural.

Linguistic notes: Megmaradtatok is commonly discussed in Hungarian grammar as an example of past tense conjugation for megmaradni and as part of the broader family of verbs formed with the prefix meg- plus maradni. It is not a proper noun or title, but a standard verb form used in narration, dialogue, and descriptive statements.

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