különíti

különíti is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Hungarian verb különíteni, meaning to distinguish or to separate. It is used to describe the act of differentiating one thing from another, or setting apart items, ideas, or concepts. The form appears in contexts ranging from everyday speech to academic writing, typically with a clear transitive sense: the subject distinguishes or separates a direct object.

Etymology and related forms: the verb különíteni is built from the base word külön, meaning separate, together with the infinitive-forming suffix -íteni. The noun form különítés means distinction or separation, and related verbs include elkülöníteni or megkülönböztetni, which convey similar but slightly different nuances of differentiation.

Usage notes: in everyday Hungarian, megkülönböztetni or elkülöníteni are often preferred for clearer emphasis, but különíti remains correct and common in precise or formal statements. It frequently appears in scholarly, linguistic, or analytical prose where precise categorization or differentiation is discussed.

Examples:

- A nyelvész a két fogalmat különíti. (The linguist distinguishes the two concepts.)

- A kutató három tényezőt különíti a vizsgálat során. (The researcher distinguishes three factors in the study.)

Conjugation snapshot (present indicative):

- én különítem

- te különíted

- ő különíti

- mi különítjük

- ti különítitek

- ők különítik

See also: különítés, különítéses szemlélet, megkülönböztet, elkülönít.