aktív

Aktív is a Hungarian adjective meaning "active" or "in operation." It describes something that is currently functioning, an engaged person, or a process under way. It is commonly contrasted with passzív (passive). The term is widely used across everyday language, science, technology, and linguistics.

Etymology: The word is borrowed from Latin activus, via German aktiv or French actif, and entered Hungarian in the early modern period. The spelling aktív includes an accented i to indicate a long vowel.

Linguistics and grammar: In linguistic terminology, aktív designates the active voice of a verb, where the subject performs the action, in contrast to passzív, the passive voice.

Technology and science: In electronics and engineering, aktív describes components or systems that require energy input to operate, such as aktív komponensek (for example amplifiers and many integrated circuits). This is contrasted with passzív komponensek like resistors, capacitors, and inductors.

Common phrases: aktív életmód (active lifestyle), aktív sport, aktív felhasználó (active user), aktív állapot (active state). The term also appears in contexts describing processes or phases that are currently underway, such as aktív projekt vagy aktív fázis.