Rosszabbodtak

Rosszabbodtak is the past tense, third-person plural form of the Hungarian verb rosszabbodni, meaning to worsen or deteriorate. It describes a situation in which multiple subjects or phenomena became worse in the past. It is typically used for non-agentive changes: conditions or states that have grown more negative over time.

Linguistic notes: rosszabbodni is an intransitive verb formed from the stem rosszabbod- plus the infinitive suffix -ni. The past tense for third-person plural is marked with a suffix -tak/-tek/-ták as in rosszabbodtak. The form is used when the subject is plural; the singular past is rosszabbodott (he/she/it worsened). The present tense is rosszabbodnak (they worsen).

Usage: common in reporting, analysis, and narrative contexts describing deterioration in health, economy, weather, services, or social conditions. The phrase often appears in news, studies, and commentary.

Examples:

- A helyzetek rosszabbodtak az elmúlt hónapokban. The situations have worsened in the past months.

- A járvány hatásai rosszabbodtak, így sürgős intézkedésekre volt szükség. The effects of the epidemic worsened, so urgent measures were needed.

- Az infláció és a munkaerőpiac együttesen rosszabbodtak 2024-ben. Inflation and the labor market worsened together in 2024.

Notes: As a grammatical form, rosszabbodtak always requires a plural subject; for singular subjects, use rosszabbodott. For ongoing processes, present is rosszabbodnak.