Fordította

Fordította is a Hungarian finite verb form. It is the third-person singular past tense of the verb fordít, which means to translate and, in some contexts, to turn. The form indicates that someone translated something in the past and is commonly used with a direct object describing what was translated and often with a complement naming the target language.

Morphology and usage

Fordította is formed by adding the past tense endings to the stem fordít-. It is used in ordinary narrative and reporting to attribute the action of translating to a specific subject, such as a person or organization. In pairs with a target language, it is typical to specify into which language the translation was made, for example: "Ő fordította a könyvet angolra" (She/He translated the book into English).

Example sentences

- Ő fordította a könyvet angolra. (He translated the book into English.)

- A cikket fordította le a fordító. (The translator translated the article.) Note: lefordította is a related form meaning "translated it into another language."

Relation to related forms

Fordította is related to other verb forms of fordít, such as the present tense fordít (he/she translates) and the infinitive fordítani (to translate). The noun forms connected to this verb include fordítás (translation) and fordító (translator). These terms are commonly used in linguistics, publishing, and language services.

See also

fordítás, fordító, fordít (present tense), fordítani (to translate)