Lelassította

Lelassította is a Hungarian verb form derived from lelassítani, meaning to slow down or to impede. As a past tense, transitive form, lelassította indicates that a subject caused another entity to slow down in the past. The construction typically requires a direct object representing what was slowed and a subject performing the action of slowing.

Etymology and grammar: The prefix le- in Hungarian often marks a downward or reversing action, here combined with lassít (to slow) to form lelassít, with -otta/- ette added to produce the past tense. Le Lassította can function with various agents and objects, depending on the context, and it is used in both formal and everyday language to describe deliberate slowing or hindering.

Usage: Lelassította is commonly used in discussions of traffic, production, processes, or any scenario where an action has reduced speed or tempo due to someone or something. Examples include: A rendőrség lelassította a forgalmat az útszűkület miatt. The police slowed down the traffic due to the road narrowing. A vállalat lelassította a termelést a hiányzó alkatrészek miatt. The company slowed production because of missing parts. Leegyszerűsítve, lelassította often appears in news reports, technical analyses, and narrative descriptions where an intervention or event reduced speed.

See also: lassítás, lelassítás, lelassító.