megmaradtál

Megmaradtál is a Hungarian verb form meaning "you remained" or "you stayed." It is the second-person singular past tense form of the verb megmaradni, which is derived from maradni (to stay, to remain) with the prefix meg-, a marker that often signals completion or emphasis. This form is used to indicate that the subject remained in a place or condition at a point in the past.

In Hungarian, megmaradtál functions as a finite verb form and can appear as the predicate in a clause or as part of a question about past action by the addressed person. Example: Megmaradtál otthon? meaning "Did you stay at home?" The form can occur in everyday speech as well as in literary or narrative contexts to convey that someone stayed behind or continued to be in a state.

Linguistic note: The prefix meg- is common in Hungarian prefixed verbs and frequently contributes to aspect, completion, or emphasis. Megmaradni, the infinitive, belongs to this class of prefixed verbs, and megmaradtál is one of its conjugated past forms. The exact past-tense conjugation pattern follows standard Hungarian rules for second-person singular forms.

See also: maradni; megmarad; Hungarian grammar; Hungarian verb conjugation.