Vadászva

Vadászva is a Hungarian adverbial participle (gerund) formed from the verb vadászni (to hunt) by adding the suffix -va. The form conveys an attendant circumstance related to the main action, roughly translating to “while hunting” or “having hunted.” It is primarily found in literary or formal contexts and is less common in everyday speech.

Formation and usage. The infinitive vadászni yields vadászva when combined with the -va suffix. As an adverbial participle, vadászva describes how or under what circumstances the main verb occurs, and it can be used to set the scene or provide additional context. For example: Vadászva indultunk az erdőbe. (We set out into the forest while hunting.) The construction can appear at various positions in a sentence, depending on emphasis, but it generally functions to attach a supplementary nuance to the main clause.

Notes. Vadászva should not be confused with the past participle vadászott (hunted), which states a completed action rather than describing an attendant circumstance. The gerund form is more common in literary or formal Hungarian and is relatively rare in colloquial speech. It represents one of several adverbial participle (gerund) formations provided by the suffix -va/-ve in Hungarian grammar. See also the -va/-ve suffix and other adverbial participles for related constructions.