Elkövetni

Elkövetni is a Hungarian verb meaning to commit or perpetrate an act, most often a crime or offense. It is a transitive, perfective verb formed with the prefix el- added to the root követte/követni, giving a sense of completing or carrying out an action. The term is commonly used in formal or legal contexts to describe the execution of an act.

Usage of elkövetni centers on performing an act with a definite object, typically something wrongful or illegal. Common collocations include elkövetni bűncselekményt (to commit a crime) or elkövetni hibát (to make a mistake). Examples: A férfi elkövette a bűncselekményt. Szerinte elkövette a hibát. The noun form elkövető refers to the perpetrator, while elkövetés denotes the act of committing.

Forms and related terms: As a perfective verb, elkövetni expresses completed actions. Present tense forms include én elkövetem, te elköveted, ő elköveti, mi elkövetjük, ti elkövetitek, ők elkövetik. Past tense forms include én elkövettem, te elkövetted, ő elkövette, mi elkövetettük, ti elkövetettétek, ők elkövették. The past participle elkövetett is used in compound tenses, and elkövetés (the act of committing) and elkövető (perpetrator) are common derivatives.