megérkezünk

Megérkezünk is a Hungarian verb form meaning “we arrive” or “we are arriving.” It is the first-person plural present tense of the verb megérkezni, which is formed by adding the prefix meg- to érkezni (to arrive). The prefix meg- can give a sense of completion or reaching a destination, but in present tense usage megérkezünk primarily conveys the act of arriving.

Grammatical notes: The form explicitly includes the subject mi (we). A related form, megérkeztünk, is the past tense meaning “we have arrived” or “we arrived.” The verb érkezni is intransitive and commonly used with directional adverbs such as a városba (to the city) or a reptérre (to the airport). Example: Mi megérkezünk a vasútállomásra. Another example in past context: Megérkeztünk a szállodába.

Usage and nuance: Megérkezünk appears in everyday Hungarian to describe an upcoming or current arrival by the group speaking. It can be used in travel reports, logistics conversations, or narrative contexts. In narrative or telegraphic writing, the form may occur in headlines or bullet points to indicate that a group is arriving. For expressing completed arrival, speakers would typically use megérkeztünk instead of megérkezünk.

Translation: In English, megérkezünk is usually rendered as “we arrive” or “we are arriving,” while “we have arrived” or “we arrived” corresponds to megérkeztünk.

See also: érkezni (to arrive), meg- (prefix used to form perfective or relocative verbs), Hungarian verb conjugation, present indicative.