alakít

Alakít is a Hungarian verb meaning to shape, form, or mold something. It is used for both physical processes, such as shaping clay, wood, or metal, and for figurative processes, such as shaping a plan, a strategy, or public opinion. The word comes from the root alak-, meaning form or shape, with the suffix -ít forming a transitive verb.

Grammatical information: alakít is a regular verb belonging to the -ít class. In the present indicative, the forms are: én alakítok, te alakítasz, ő alakít, mi alakítunk, ti alakítotok, ők alakítanak. The imperative mood yields alakíts and alakítsatok. The past forms use the standard Hungarian pattern: alakítottam, alakítottál, alakította, alakítottuk, alakítottátok, alakították. The past participle is alakított, and the present active participle is alakító, used as an adjective or noun meaning “shaping” or “shaper.”

Related forms: the noun alakítás refers to the act of shaping or formation. The adjective alakító describes something that shapes or serves as a shaper, as in shaping devices or roles. The verb can appear in both concrete contexts (shaping a sculpture) and abstract ones (shaping a policy).

Usage notes: alakít is commonly used with direct objects in both physical and abstract senses. In technical and artistic contexts, it can describe manufacturing, sculpture, design, or planning work. In rhetorical or political writing, it may refer to shaping narratives or strategies.

See also: alak, alakítás, alakító, alakítós, alakítási (variants related to form and formation).