Megmérjük a pupillatávot és a szemnyomást.

Megmérjük comes from:

• mér = measure
• meg- = a verbal prefix that often adds a sense of completeness or successful completion
• -jük = we with the definite conjugation

So megmérjük literally means something like we will measure it / we measure it completely, but in natural English it is usually just we measure or we’ll measure.

In this sentence, it refers to measuring the specific things named after it.

Both are possible, but they are not exactly the same.

• mérjük = we are measuring / we measure
• megmérjük = we measure / we will measure with a sense of carrying the action through to completion

In practical contexts like an eye exam, Hungarian often uses meg- because the speaker means a complete, one-time action: we’ll take the measurement.

So megmérjük sounds very natural here.

Because Hungarian verbs change depending on:

1. who does the action
2. whether the object is definite or indefinite

Here:

• the subject is we
• the objects are specific: the pupillary distance and the eye pressure

That means Hungarian uses the definite conjugation.

For mér, the we + definite object form is:

• mérjük = we measure it / them

With the prefix, that becomes megmérjük.

Hungarian has two main verb conjugation patterns:

• indefinite conjugation: used when there is no definite object, or the object is nonspecific
• definite conjugation: used when the object is definite, specific, or already identified

In this sentence, the objects are definite because they are introduced with a and refer to specific measurements:

• a pupillatávot
• a szemnyomást

So the verb must match that and appear as megmérjük, not the indefinite megmérünk.

Because they are the direct objects of the verb, and Hungarian usually marks a direct object with -t.

So:

• pupillatáv → pupillatávot
• szemnyomás → szemnyomást

That -t is the accusative ending.

The exact form can vary a little because Hungarian often adds a linking vowel or makes small stem changes for pronunciation:

• pupillatáv + ot
• szemnyomás + t → szemnyomást

So the important idea is: these endings show what is being measured.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

It becomes:

• a before most consonant-initial words
• az before vowel-initial words

Since both pupillatávot and szemnyomást begin with consonants, the article is a.

So:

• a pupillatávot = the pupillary distance
• a szemnyomást = the eye pressure

In Hungarian, when two definite nouns are joined by és (and), it is very common to repeat the article if both are separate definite items.

So:

• a pupillatávot és a szemnyomást = natural and clear

You may sometimes see article omission in other contexts, but here repeating a sounds normal and standard.

It helps show that both things are distinct objects being measured.

És simply means and.

So:

• a pupillatávot és a szemnyomást = the pupillary distance and the eye pressure

Because Hungarian usually leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Here, -jük already tells you the subject is we.

So Hungarian normally says:

• Megmérjük... = We measure / We’ll measure...

Adding mi (we) is possible, but usually only for emphasis:

• Mi megmérjük... = We will measure...

Without special emphasis, the pronoun is omitted.

Grammatically, megmérjük is a present-tense form.

But in real usage, Hungarian present tense often expresses a near future or a planned action, especially in service, medical, or procedural contexts.

So depending on context, this can mean:

• We measure the pupillary distance and the eye pressure
• We’ll measure the pupillary distance and the eye pressure

In a clinic, the future-like reading we’ll measure... is especially natural.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English word order, and it often reflects focus or information structure rather than strict grammar roles.

Starting with the verb here is very natural in a neutral statement, especially in practical spoken language:

• Megmérjük a pupillatávot és a szemnyomást.

It gives a straightforward sense of We’ll measure...

A subject-first version is also possible:

• Mi megmérjük a pupillatávot és a szemnyomást.

But that would usually sound more emphatic, as if stressing we.

Yes, both are compounds, which is very common in Hungarian.

• pupillatáv

  • pupilla = pupil
  • táv = distance

• szemnyomás

  • szem = eye
  • nyomás = pressure

Hungarian often combines nouns this way to create precise technical terms.

A few important ones:

• sz is pronounced like English s in see
• s is pronounced like English sh
• ny is like the ny in Spanish señor, or roughly n+y
• gy is a soft Hungarian sound somewhat like dy in duke in some accents, but not exactly
• j is pronounced like English y

Also, Hungarian stress is almost always on the first syllable of the word:

• MEGmérjük
• PUpillatávot
• SZEMnyomást

That first-syllable stress is very regular in Hungarian.

Because the accusative ending is not always added in a completely mechanical way.

The base noun is:

• szemnyomás

To make it the direct object, Hungarian adds -t, but the word shape changes slightly for natural pronunciation:

• szemnyomás → szemnyomást

This kind of pattern is normal in Hungarian. The key thing to learn is that the direct object form of szemnyomás is szemnyomást.

Yes, in context that can be a very good translation.

Although Hungarian does not literally use a separate structure here like English be going to, the present tense with a verb like megmérjük often has that practical future sense.

So in a medical setting, all of these may fit:

• We measure...
• We’ll measure...
• We’re going to measure...

Which English version sounds best depends on the situation.