beindít

Beindít is a Hungarian transitive verb meaning to start up, activate, or trigger the operation of something. It is used for machines, engines, software, services, or processes, as well as for initiating actions or events. The sense is bringing a state of inactivity into functioning.

Morphology and usage: Beindít is formed with the prefix be- added to the root indít (to start or to cause to start). The infinitive is beindítani, and the past tense form is typically beindított. The intransitive counterpart is beindul, meaning to begin running or to start moving on its own. In practice, beindít implies a deliberate initiation from an inactive state, whereas beindul describes the system or object starting up.

Common constructions and examples: To start a device, one would say, Beindítom a motort. To launch a system, Beindítunk egy rendszert. To start a program, Beindít egy programot. Figurative uses are common as well, such as beindítani egy projektet (to launch a project) or beindítani egy üzletet (to kick off a business).

Semantics and nuance: Beindít emphasizes initiating operation from a non-operational state. Related verbs include elindít (to launch or set in motion, sometimes with broader nuance) and beindul (to start up or get going, often describing the subject’s own action). The choice between beindít and other forms depends on whether the focus is on the act of starting something or on the process beginning to operate.

See also: indítás, indítani, beindítás, beindulás.