hajtott

Hajtott is a Hungarian word with multiple related uses tied to the verb hajt, meaning to drive, herd, or urge forward. As a simple past tense form of hajt, it can function in a narrative sense meaning “he drove” or “they urged forward.” As a past participle, hajtott serves as an adjective or participial descriptor meaning “driven” or “driven by being urged,” and it is often used to describe something that has been moved or marshaled by a driver or herder.

In common usage, hajtott most often appears in agricultural or pastoral contexts. It commonly describes livestock that have been moved or driven by a herder, such as cattle or sheep being driven from one pasture to another or toward a market. For example, terms like hajtott marhák or hajtott juhok convey the idea of “driven cattle” or “driven sheep.” The form can also appear in historical or descriptive texts that recount cattle drives or seasonal migrations of herds.

Grammatically, hajtott can function as a past tense form of the verb or as a past participle that agrees with the noun it modifies when used attributively. It is related to other forms such as hajtó (driver, herder) and hajtás (drive, movement of the herd), which share a common semantic field around leading, moving, or urging forward.

See also: hajt, hajtó, hajtás, magyar grammar references.