csökkent

Csökkent is a Hungarian word that functions primarily as a verb form related to the verb csökkenteni, meaning to decrease or reduce. In its common use, csökkent indicates that something has been decreased, and it appears as the past tense form in simple sentences, for example: Az ár csökkent az elmúlt hónapban (The price has decreased in the last month).

The word also serves as a past participle and, in some contexts, can function as an adjective describing a reduced state. It is often contrasted with csökken, which is the present tense form meaning "decreases" or "is decreasing." For instance, Az ár csökken (The price is decreasing) uses the present form csökken.

Etymologically, csökkent is derived from the verb csökkenteni. Related forms include csökkenés (a decline, the process of decreasing) and csökkentés (the act or result of reducing). The term csökkentő, formed with the suffix -ő, can be used as an adjective meaning reducing or a reducer in compound phrases, such as csökkentő eszköz (reducing device).

Usage and contexts: csökkent is common in everyday Hungarian when referring to decreases in prices, costs, quantities, or indicators. It appears in both spoken and written language, often in the past tense: A nyereség csökkent, A költségek csökkentek, Az infláció mértéke csökkent. In more formal or technical writing, the nouns csökkenés and csökkentés are used to describe the process or result of decreasing rather than the finite past action.

See also: csökkenés, csökkentés, csökkentő.