megértettük

Megértettük is a Hungarian verb form that translates to “we understood” or “we have understood.” It is the past tense, first-person plural form of the verb megérteni (to understand), formed with the prefix meg- and the definite past suffix -tettük. The meg- prefix often conveys completion or thoroughness, and the form is used when the object of understanding is definite or clear in the context.

Morphology and usage

In standard Hungarian, megérteni combines the prefix meg- with érteni (to understand). The past definite plural ending -tettük marks that the action was completed and that a definite object is involved, commonly represented in sentences that refer to a specific understood matter. The word can stand alone as a finite verb in a sentence, or appear as part of longer constructions.

Examples

Megértettük a feladatot. We understood the task. Megértettük, amit mondtál. We understood what you said. Megértettük. We understood (it), often used as a concise statement in dialogue or narrative.

Notable considerations

Megértettük is primarily a grammatical form rather than a distinct lexical entry. It can appear in literature, journalism, or everyday speech whenever the speaker wants to express that understanding has occurred in the past, typically with a definite object or proposition.

In Hungarian, forms like megértettük illustrate how prefixation and definite verb endings work together to convey nuanced aspects of tense and object reference within a compact verbal unit.