Ledolgozni

Ledolgozni is a Hungarian verb that generally refers to making up for time lost or for a backlog of work by putting in extra work hours. It is commonly used in workplace contexts to describe compensating for missed time, such as a day off or overtime, or to complete unfinished tasks by working additional hours. The sense can also cover handling accumulated work by working through it to meet deadlines.

The primary sense is time compensation: a employee may leadolgozni a kieső időt or ledolgozni a túlórát, meaning to offset lost time or overtime by working extra hours, often on a weekend or after regular hours. A second sense is backlog clearance: ledolgozni a hátralévő feladatokat or ledolgozni a feladatokat, i.e., processing and completing pending work to catch up. In many cases, the exact object of ledolgozni is specified, for example túlórát (overtime), munkaidőt (worktime), or feladatokat (tasks).

Etymology and forms: ledolgozni is formed from gyökér dolgoz- (to work) with the prefix le-, which conveys completion or offsetting something by activity. It is a transitive verb. Infinitive: ledolgozni; present: ledolgozom, ledolgozol, ledolgozik, ledolgozunk, ledolgoztok, ledolgoznak. Simple past: ledolgoztam, ledolgoztál, ledolgozott, ledolgoztunk, ledolgoztatok, ledolgoztak. The related noun is ledolgozás, meaning the act or result of compensating by work.