fokozták

Fokozták is a Hungarian verb form meaning they increased, intensified, or escalated something. It is the past tense, third-person plural form of the verb fokozni or fokoztatni, used in formal and journalistic language to indicate that the level, degree, or frequency of a particular action or measure has been raised by a subject such as a government, organization, or company.

Grammatically, fokozták combines the stem fokozt- with the past-tense marker -ák, marking a plural subject. The root fokoz- (or fokoztat-) is derived from fok, meaning degree or level, and conveys the sense of increasing or intensifying. Focus and nuance can differ: fokozni is common in everyday use for “to intensify,” while fokoztatni often carries a stronger sense of escalation and is frequent in policy and administrative contexts.

Usage notes and contexts: the form appears in news reporting, policy descriptions, and corporate communications to report that measures, penalties, inspections, spending, or regulatory actions have been intensified. It can take a direct object to specify what was increased, for example, fokozták a biztonsági intézkedések hatását or fokozták a szigorításokat, though exact object phrasing depends on sentence structure and agreement.

Related terms include fokozás (the act of increasing or escalating), fokozat (degree), and related verbal forms such as fokozni and fokoztatni. The word is part of standard Hungarian, widely recognizable in formal writing and journalism.