Jelentve

Jelentve is a Hungarian verbal participle form derived from the verb jelenteni, meaning to report, to indicate, or to announce. As the past passive participle, jelentve is used to express that information has been reported or brought to the attention of someone else, often in formal or bureaucratic contexts. The suffix -ve/-va attaches to the verb stem to form a participial adjective or to participate in passive constructions, similar to other Hungarian participles like írva (written) or olvasva (read).

In use, jelentve typically denotes the status of information rather than the act of reporting itself. It appears in official statements, legal documents, police and administrative reports, and other formal prose to convey that a matter has been brought to the notice of authorities or recipients. The form can participate in compound tenses with forms of the verb to be (van, volt, lesz), allowing expressions such as “jelentve van” (has been reported) or “jelentve volt” (was reported).

Relation to related terms: jelenteni is the verb “to report” or “to indicate,” while jelentés is the noun “report” or “statement.” Bejelentés is another common noun meaning “notification” or “report.” The participle jelentve remains distinct in its function as a descriptor of a reported status rather than a stand-alone action.

Examples:

- Az eset jelentve volt a hatóságokhoz. (The case had been reported to the authorities.)

- A tények jelentve vannak a nyilvántartásban. (The facts have been reported in the registry.)

Jelentve thus functions as a concise, formal linguistic marker indicating that information has been conveyed to a designated recipient.