megsérült

Me gsérült is a Hungarian adjective meaning injured or wounded. It describes a person, animal, or sometimes an object that has sustained bodily harm or damage, usually as a result of an accident, fall, collision, or similar incident. The term is common in medical notes, news reports, and everyday language.

Morphology and usage: megsérült is the past participle of the verb megsérülni, formed with the prefix meg- to indicate a completed state. As an adjective, it agrees with the noun it modifies: megsérült ember (injured person), megsérült kéz (injured hand). In predicate position it is used like a regular adjective: A sofőr megsérült a balesetben. The plural form is megsérültek. Unlike some related terms, megsérült typically emphasizes the result of a specific event rather than a general condition.

Relation to sérült: sérült is a broader term meaning simply injured. megsérült often signals that the injury occurred due to a particular incident, making it common in reporting and descriptive contexts. Both can be used with the same nouns, but megsérült carries a sense of occurrence tied to an event.

See also: sérülés (injury), sérült személy (injured person), baleset (accident).