Elkészülve

Elkészülve is a Hungarian adverbial participle that denotes a state resulting from preparation, roughly translating to "having prepared" or "ready." It is used to describe someone or something that has completed the process of getting ready or making arrangements ahead of an action or event. The form conveys that the subject is in a prepared state rather than performing the act of preparation itself.

Etymology and form: The word is built from a verb-related stem combined with the prefix el- and the suffix -ve, creating a participial modifier. It is generally treated as an adjective-like phrase or as an adverbial clause element within a sentence, indicating the moment when preparation has been completed.

Usage: Elkészülve appears in clauses that express readiness before an action. It can modify the subject as a participial phrase or function predicatively. For example, in practice it expresses ideas such as arriving or proceeding after having made the necessary preparations, and it can be used with phrases meaning “ready for” a task or event.

Relation to related terms: The word is related to other Hungarian terms for readiness, such as felkészült or kész. While elkészülve emphasizes the completion of preparation and the resulting state, felkészült emphasizes readiness for a specific purpose or upcoming challenge. The noun form elkészülés refers to the act or state of becoming ready. A separate past participle, elkészített, exists for things that have been prepared by someone.

See also: felkészült, kész, elkészülés, elkészítés.