megtalált

Megtalált is a Hungarian word deriving from the verb megtalál, meaning to find or to discover. The form is the past participle and can function as an adjective, describing something that has been found or discovered. The prefix meg- adds a sense of completion or result to the verb.

In grammar, megtalált primarily appears as part of the perfective verb forms: megtaláltam (I found), megtaláltad (you found), megtalálta (he/she found), megtaláltuk (we found), megtaláltátok (you found), megtalálták (they found). As an adjective or participle, megtalált can modify nouns to indicate that the object has been found, for example, in phrases like a megtalált tárgy (the found object) or azokat a személyeket, akiket megtaláltak (those people whom they found).

Usage notes:

- The verb form is commonly used in ordinary narration of discovering something, solving a search, or locating an object.

- The participle form is used in relative clauses or as a modifier when the emphasis is on the state of having been found, rather than on the act itself.

- In passive or passive-like constructions, még gyakori the passive voice uses megtalált in combination with forms of lenni (to be) or with relative clauses: az a személy, akit megtaláltak (the person who was found).

Examples:

- Megtaláltam a kulcsot. (I found the key.)

- A megtalált kulcs a zsebemben van. (The found key is in my pocket.)

- Az a személy, akit megtaláltak, beszámolt az eseményekről. (The person who was found reported on the events.)

Megtalált functions mainly as a standard linguistic form in Hungarian, reflecting the outcome of searching or discovering.