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meg-

meg-

See also: meg, Meg, MEG, még, mēg, and -meg

English

Prefix

meg-

  1. Form of the SI prefix mega- used before a vowel, as in megohm.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡ]

Prefix

meg-

  1. A verbal prefix with the following meanings:
    1. (original meaning, now rare) back, backwards
      fordul ‎(“to turn”) → megfordul ‎(“to turn around, to turn back”)
    2. It adds a perfective aspect to the verb in all tenses.
      talál ‎(“to find”) → megtalál ‎(“to find (after searching)”)
    3. It expresses the beginning of an action.
      szeret ‎(“to love”) → megszeret ‎(“to become attached to, to become fond of”)
    4. It sometimes changes the meaning of the verb.
      szól ‎(“to say something”) → megszól ‎(“to backtalk”)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_prefixed_with_meg-'>Hungarian verbs prefixed with meg-</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

References

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