Megfejtjük a rejtvényt.

Megfejtjük can be divided into:

• meg- = a verbal prefix
• fejt = the verb stem
• -jük = we ending in the definite conjugation

So the whole verb means something like we solve it / we figure it out, and in this sentence the it is a rejtvényt (the puzzle).

Meg- is a very common Hungarian verbal prefix. It often adds the idea of:

• completion
• successful result
• figuring something out fully

So:

• fejt on its own is related to unraveling, decoding, working something out
• megfejt means solve / figure out completely

In this sentence, megfejtjük suggests actually solving the puzzle, not just working on it.

The ending -jük shows:

• 1st person plural = we
• definite conjugation

So megfejtjük means we solve it / we solve the specific thing.

Hungarian uses different verb endings depending on whether the object is:

• indefinite: some puzzle
• definite: the puzzle / this puzzle / that puzzle

Because the sentence has a rejtvényt (the puzzle), Hungarian uses the definite verb form: megfejtjük.

This is one of the most important grammar points in Hungarian.

Hungarian verbs often have two sets of endings:

• indefinite conjugation: used when there is no definite object
• definite conjugation: used when the object is specific

Here:

• Megfejtünk egy rejtvényt. = We solve a puzzle.

  • egy rejtvényt = a puzzle → indefinite
  • so the verb is megfejtünk

• Megfejtjük a rejtvényt. = We solve the puzzle.

  • a rejtvényt = the puzzle → definite
  • so the verb is megfejtjük

Because rejtvényt is the accusative form, which marks the direct object.

• rejtvény = puzzle
• rejtvényt = puzzle + -t accusative ending

Since the puzzle is what we solve, it is the direct object, so Hungarian marks it with -t.

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a
• az

The choice depends on the following sound:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Since rejtvényt begins with r, a consonant, Hungarian uses a:

• a rejtvényt

If the next word began with a vowel, you would use az.

Hungarian usually does not need subject pronouns, because the verb ending already shows the subject.

In megfejtjük, the ending -jük already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Megfejtjük a rejtvényt. = We solve the puzzle.

If you add mi (we), it is usually for emphasis:

• Mi megfejtjük a rejtvényt. = We will solve the puzzle.

Formally, it is present tense.

However, in Hungarian, present tense can often express a future meaning when the context makes that clear.

So Megfejtjük a rejtvényt. can mean:

• We solve the puzzle.
• We’re solving the puzzle.
• We will solve the puzzle.

The exact meaning depends on context.

Because of the prefix meg-, it often sounds naturally like a completed action, so in many contexts English might translate it as We’ll solve the puzzle or We’re going to solve the puzzle.

The dictionary form is megfejt.

That is the third person singular form used as the citation form in Hungarian dictionaries, similar to how English dictionaries use solve rather than solves.

So you would look up:

• megfejt = solve, figure out, decode

And then megfejtjük is one conjugated form of that verb.

Yes, but not in exactly the same way as in English.

Megfejtjük a rejtvényt. is a natural, neutral sentence:
We solve / will solve the puzzle.

Hungarian word order is often influenced by focus and emphasis.

For example:

• Megfejtjük a rejtvényt. = neutral
• A rejtvényt megfejtjük. = The puzzle, we’ll solve
• Mi megfejtjük a rejtvényt. = We will solve the puzzle

So the basic meaning stays similar, but the emphasis can change.

A rough pronunciation is:

• rejtvényt ≈ RAYTVAYNT

A few useful notes:

• j is pronounced like English y
• é is a long ay-like vowel
• ny is a single consonant sound, like the ny in Spanish señor or roughly ny in canyon
• the final -t is clearly pronounced

Also remember that Hungarian stress is almost always on the first syllable:

• REJT-vényt

No. It is very common with things that need to be worked out, decoded, or figured out.

For example, it can be used for:

• puzzles
• riddles
• mysteries
• codes
• meanings that need interpretation

So it often means more than just solve in a mathematical sense. It can also mean figure out or decode.