Indítani

Indítani is a Hungarian verb meaning to start or initiate something, to activate a device, process, or event, or to ignite a mechanism. It can denote the act of beginning an action or triggering a reaction, and is commonly used for both tangible and abstract starts, such as starting an engine, launching a program, or initiating a project.

Usage: Indítani is transitive, typically requiring a direct object, for example: beindítani a motort (to start up the engine), indítani egy programot (to start a program), indítani egy projektet (to initiate a project). The verb can appear with prefixes to add nuance: beindítani (to start up), elindítani (to set in motion or to launch).

Grammar notes: Indítani is a regular -ít- type verb in Hungarian; its conjugation follows standard patterns for transitive verbs. The noun form of the action is indítás (the act of starting), and indító can describe something that initiates or an initiator.

Similar and related terms: Indulni means to start moving by itself or to depart, while elindítani and beindítani emphasize causing something to begin. In contemporary usage, indítani appears in technical contexts (engineering, computing) and in everyday language when discussing starting processes, devices, or plans.