Elfogadottabbá

Elfogadottabbá is a Hungarian grammatical form that expresses a higher degree of acceptability and is used to describe a change of state toward being more widely approved. It is created from the past participle elfogadott (accepted) with the comparative suffix -abb/-obb to form elfogadottabb, and then combined with the infinitive-building suffix -á/-é and the -vá/-vé construction, typically together with a form of to becoming, usually válni (to become). The common construction is elfogadottabbá válni, meaning “to become more accepted,” or elfogadottabbá tenni, meaning “to make something more acceptable.”

Usage and function

The form is mainly encountered in formal, analytical, or written Hungarian and tends to appear in descriptions of processes, policy discussions, or arguments about acceptability. In everyday language, speakers more often use the simple comparative elfogadottabb or paraphrase with a verb like növeli az elfogadottságot (increases acceptability) or elfogadottabbá válik in a direct predicate.

Examples

A javaslatot módosítják, hogy elfogadottabbá váljon a közönség szemében. (The proposal is modified so that it becomes more accepted in the eyes of the public.)

A kampány célja, hogy elfogadottabbá tegyék a törvényt a szélesebb társadalmi csoportok körében. (The campaign aims to make the law more acceptable to broader sections of society.)

Az új pólódesign elfogadottabbá vált a fiatalok körében. (The new T-shirt design became more accepted among young people.)

Etymology and related forms

Elfogadott means “accepted,” from the verb elfogad (to accept, approve). The form elfogadottabbá combines the comparative degree with the infinitive-changing -vá/-vé construction to express becoming more accepted. Related forms include elfogadottabb (more accepted) and elfogadottabbá tenni (to make more accepted).