hajlítani

Hajlítani is a Hungarian igé, meaning to bend, to flex, or to curve something. It can describe altering the shape of an object by bending it (transitive use), as in meg kell hajlítani a fémcsövet. It can also refer to bending a part of the body, such as joints or limbs, during movement (for example, a térdet hajlítja). In medical and anatomical contexts the noun hajlítás is used to denote flexion, the act of bending a joint.

Etymology and forms: The verb is built from the root hajl- with the infinitive suffix -ni. Related nouns include hajlás (the act of bending) and hajlat (crease, bend). The verb is regular in its conjugation. Common present forms include hajlítok, hajlítasz, hajlítja/hajlít, hajlítunk, hajlítotok, hajlítják. Past tense forms are created with -ott/-ett endings (hajlítottam, hajlítottad, hajlította, hajlítottuk, hajlítottátok, hajlítottak). The past participle is hajlított, and the adjective hajlítható means bendable or capable of being bent.

Usage notes: Beyond everyday speech, hajlítani appears in technical fields such as engineering and carpentry, where it refers to bending materials like metal or plastic. In sports or medicine, hajlítás is used for describing joint flexion, for example a könyök hajlítása (flexion of the elbow). The word can combine with prefixes or compounds to specify different bending actions, such as előhajlítás (pre-bending) or visszahajlítás (re-bending).

See also: hajlás, hajlat, hajlító, hajlítható, flexion.