Elindítva

Elindítva is a Hungarian verbal participle formed from the verb elindít, which means to start or launch. The suffix -va (or -ve after vowels) creates a participle that conveys the sense of having been started or having been set in motion. The form elindítva is invariable and is typically used in participial clauses or in predicative constructions with auxiliary verbs to express a completed initiation relative to the main action.

Morphology and use

The participle is built from the root indít with the prefix el-, which often adds a sense of initiation from a state of rest. As a -va/-ve participle, elindítva does not inflect for person or number. It commonly appears in introductory participial phrases or in compound verbal predicates with auxiliary verbs such as van, volt, lesz to indicate a resulting state: elindítva van (has been started), elindítva volt (had been started), elindítva lesz (will have been started). It can also introduce a clause that describes a prior action, similar to the English “having started.”

Semantic nuance

Elindítva emphasizes that the initiation is completed with respect to the time frame of the main clause. It distinctively marks a preparatory or consequential state, rather than the moment of starting itself. It is often used in formal or technical writing where concise, non-finite forms are preferred.

Examples

Elindítva a programot, a rendszer azonnal reagált. (Having started the program, the system responded immediately.)

A rendszer elindítva van. (The system has been started.)

See also

elindít, elindítás, elindító.