hangolva

Hangolva is a word in Hungarian that functions as an adjective meaning "tuned" or "in tune." It is the past participle form of the verb hangolni (to tune) and is used to describe things that have undergone a tuning process. In technical and musical contexts, hangolva is used to indicate that an instrument, device, or setting has been adjusted to reach the correct pitch, tempo, or calibration.

Usage notes: The more common everyday form to describe a tuned instrument is hangolt, but hangolva appears in more formal or descriptive contexts, especially in manuals, specifications, or descriptive prose. Grammatically, hangolva behaves as a participial adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and, to some extent, in definiteness.

Examples: A hangszer hangolva van. The instrument is tuned. A hangolva beállítás javítja a hangzást. The tuned setting improves the sound. In compound phrases, hangolva can also appear as a postnominal modifier: a hangolva frekvencia (the tuned frequency).

Etymology: Hangolva derives from hangolni, with the suffix -va/-ve forming the participial adjective in Hungarian. Related words include hangolás (tuning), hangolt (tuned, past participle) and hangoló (tuner, noun or adjective).

See also: Hangolás, Hangolt, Hangoló.