megvárta

Megvárta is a Hungarian verb form meaning “he/she/it waited for” or “was waiting for” in the past tense. It is the third-person singular past tense of the verb megvárni, which means to wait for someone or something until a specified moment or event. The prefix meg- adds a sense of completion, and the suffix -ta marks the past tense participle, yielding a completed action.

Megvárta is used to describe a completed act of waiting for a person or a thing. The thing waited for is typically expressed as a direct object in the accusative case. Examples: "Ő megvárta a barátját a pályaudvaron." (He waited for his friend at the train station.) "A buszt megvárta a megállóban." (She waited for the bus at the stop.) Time expressions can indicate duration, as in "késő estig megvárta" (he waited until late evening).

Related forms include the infinitive megvárni (to wait for) and the present tense megvárja (he/she/it waits for). The form megvárta is common in everyday Hungarian and in narrative prose, where it can convey anticipation or a turning point, emphasizing that the waiting was completed.

Note: Megvárta is not a proper noun and is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. See also vár (to wait), megvárni, and várakozás (waiting, anticipation).