lassítja

Lassítja is the present tense, third-person singular form of the Hungarian verb lassítani, meaning to slow down, retard, or impede. It describes an action in which a subject causes another agent or process to move more slowly or to take longer to complete.

Morphology and usage: The infinitive is lassítani. Other conjugations include én lassítom, te lassítod, ő lassítja, mi lassítjuk, ti lassítjátok, ők lassítják. The verb is transitive and commonly takes a direct object in the accusative, for example: "A szoftver lassítja a számítógép működését," "A motor lassítja a járművet," or "A folyamatot lassítja a külső tényező." It can be used literally to describe physical slowing or metaphorically to describe delaying a process or hindering progress.

Usage notes and examples: Common contexts include technical or mechanical slowing (lassítani a futást, a teljesítményt), but it also appears in everyday speech to describe delays in schedules or procedures. Example sentences: "A számítógép lassítja a futását," meaning the computer slows down its operation; "A külső tényező lassítja a folyamatot," and "A forgalom lassítja az utazást," referring to traffic delaying travel.

Etymology and related forms: The verb derives from the adjective lassú, slow, with the causative suffix -ít. Related forms include the noun lassítás (the act of slowing down) and lelassít, which can imply a stronger or more abrupt slowing.