gyengébbé

Gyengébbé is a Hungarian derivational form used with adjectives to express a change of state toward weakness. It is formed from the adjective gyenge (weak) with the comparative element -bb and the suffix -é, producing a resultative form that commonly combines with verbs of becoming or causing change, such as válik (to become) or tenni (to make).

In use, gyengébbé denotes the transition into a weaker state rather than simply a comparative attribute. It appears in constructions like gyengébbé válik, meaning “becomes weaker,” and gyengébbé tesz, meaning “makes weaker.” This form is often found in both descriptive and causal contexts, including medical, physical, or figurative weakening.

Examples:

- A hangja gyengébbé vált, miután megfázott. (The voice became weaker after he caught a cold.)

- A betegség hatására a szervezet gyengébbé vált. (The body weakened due to the illness.)

- A gyógyszer a beteget gyengébbé tette. (The medicine weakened the patient.)

Related forms include the base gyenge, the comparative gyengébb, and other -bbé derivatives used with different verbs of change. The construction is distinct from the adverbial form gyengébben, which means “more weakly” and serves a different grammatical function.

Etymology and cross-language notes: gyengébbé derives from gyenge with the comparative suffix -bb and the state-forming suffix -é, a pattern in Hungarian that marks a resultant or conditional state when paired with verbs like válik or tenni. In usage, gyengébbé often appears in formal or technical writing as well as everyday speech when describing a shift toward a weaker condition.