Meaning of megvan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to [still] exist
   intransitive
2. to exist, to be accessible (e.g. a copy of a book)
   intransitive
3. to be at hand, to have (the thing had is in the nominative case)
   intransitive
4. to be found (something one has been looking for)
   intransitive
5. to be gotten/caught by someone, gotcha
   intransitive
6. to be ready, to be done (with something: -val/-vel)
   intransitive
7. (event, task) to be over
   intransitive
8. to be a sexual conquest (of: -nak/-nek); to have been scored with
   intransitive, slang, vulgar
9. (goal, achievement) to have been reached, to have been succeeded at (by someone: -nak/-nek) (e.g. passing an exam)
   intransitive
10. to be (doing) okay, all right, not too bad (in terms of health)
    intransitive
11. to manage, do without something (nélkül)
    intransitive
12. to get along, get on (well) with someone (-val/-vel)
    intransitive
13. to be at least as much/many and perhaps more (when estimating a quantity)
    intransitive
14. (used when stating the result of a quotition)
    intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Még mindig megvan az a régi kávézó a sarkon.”

That old café on the corner is still there.

“Meghallgatjuk az albumot? Megvan [nekem] bakeliten.”

Shall we listen to the album? I have it on vinyl.

“Megvan a kocsi?”

You got the car?

“Megvannak a kulcsok, a hűtő alatt voltak.”

I've found the keys, they were under the fridge.

“Na, most megvagy!”

Now I got you!

“Megleszel a prezentációval szerdáig?”

Are you going to be done with the presentation by Wednesday?

“Megvolt a koncert, jöhet az afterparti.”

The concert is over, time for the after-party.

“Károlynak meglett az összes vizsgája a félévben.”

Károly has passed all his exams for the semester.

“Ez a hal megvan ötven kiló is.”

This fish must be fifty kilograms or even more.

“Harminckilencben a hét megvan ötször, marad a négy.”

Seven fits into thirty-nine five times, with four left over.

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