használva

Használva is a Hungarian verbal participle formed from használ (to use). It functions as the adverbial participle (határozói melléknév/igenév) with the suffix -va/-ve, and it denotes the means, instrument, or manner by which the action of the main clause is performed. In English, it is commonly rendered as using or by using.

Grammar and function: The -va/-ve participial phrase typically attaches to the main clause and is separated by a comma. The phrase usually shares the subject of the main clause; if a different subject is intended, Hungarian speakers often rephrase the sentence or use a prepositional construction. The form is invariable for gender and number, while the main clause provides any required agreement.

Usage: Használva is frequent in written Hungarian, especially in technical, instructional, and formal prose, but it can appear in elevated speech as well. It allows concise expression of circumstances, giving a sense of how an action is performed without a full dependent clause.

Examples:

Használva ezt a módszert, gyorsabban értük el a célt.

A forrásokat használva, pontosabb képet kaptunk.

Használva a legújabb szoftvert, részletes elemzést végeztünk.

Alternative and related forms: Felhasználva is used with a similar meaning of utilizing or employing. Related grammatical terms include melléknévi igenév (present participle) and határozói melléknév (adverbial participle).