megölte

Megélte is a verb form in Hungarian, the third-person singular past definite tense of megélni, meaning to experience, to live through, or to endure something. The form is used when the subject has completed an experience in the past and is typically employed in narrative or reportive contexts.

Usage and nuance: The word emphasizes that someone underwent or survived a particular experience, rather than merely being present for it. It is commonly used with events such as wars, crises, hardships, or turning points, and often accompanies a description of what was experienced as significant or formative.

Etymology and morphology: Megélte is built from the prefix meg- attached to the verb élni (to live), with the past definite suffix -te signaling a completed action tied to a definite subject. This construction conveys a sense of having lived through the described situation.

Examples:

- Ő megélte a háborút. (He experienced the war.)

- A család megélte a pénzhiányt. (The family lived through the financial hardship.)

See also: megélni, élni. These related terms cover the broader meanings of experiencing or living through something across various tenses and contexts. In Hungarian usage, megélte remains a concise, commonly understood way to indicate that an experience has been endured or survived by the subject.