hasonlítja

Hasonlítja is a Hungarian verb form. It represents the third-person singular present indicative with definite-object conjugation of the verb hasonlít, which means to compare or to resemble. The form is most commonly encountered in sentences where the object is definite, and it often appears as part of the phrasal construction hasonlítja össze, meaning “he compares (them)” or “he compares two things.”

Etymology and senses: The verb hasonlít derives from the adjective hasonló, meaning similar. In Hungarian, hasonlít can express both resemblance and comparison, depending on the construction. The definite-object form hasonlítja is used when a definite object accompanies the verb (for example, when explicitly pointing to the items being compared).

Grammar and usage: Hasonlítja appears in the present tense when the subject performs the action on a definite object. A common usage is with the particle össze to form a compound verb meaning “to compare.” For example: A kutató a két módszert hasonlítja össze. (The researcher compares the two methods.) In the sense of resemblance, the base form is more frequently used without the definite-object conjugation, as in: A fiú hasonlít az apjára. (The boy resembles his father.)

Related terms: The noun form is összehasonlítás (comparison). The related verb is összehasonlítani (to compare). Hasonlítás may appear in academic and analytical writing alongside other terms for evaluation and similarity.

Notes: Hasonlítja is primarily a present-tense, third-person singular form with definite object; other tenses and moods are formed from the same root hasonlít, with standard Hungarian conjugation rules.