mérlegelve

Mérlegelve is a Hungarian adverbial participle derived from the verb mérlegelni, meaning to weigh or to consider. It denotes that a decision, judgment, or assessment has been made after weighing relevant factors. In written and formal Hungarian, mérlegelve often introduces a clause that presents the outcome of such weighing, functioning as a non-finite clause or as a sentence adverbial phrase.

Etymology and usage: The form comes from mérlegelni plus the suffix -ve (or -va) and is related to mérleg (scale). As an adverbial participle, mérlegelve indicates that the action in the main clause follows from or takes into account the factors that were weighed. It is common in legal, administrative, or analytical prose, but can appear in journalistic writing when the author intends to show that a conclusion followed from weighing evidence or considerations. It tends to convey formality and careful reasoning.

Examples:

- Mérlegelve a költségeket és a várható hasznot, a vállalat beruházást hajt végre.

- Mérlegelve a tényeket, a bizottság úgy döntött, hogy további vizsgálat szükséges.

- A jogszabályt mérlegelve a kormány módosította.

In translation, mérlegelve can be rendered as “after weighing,” “considering,” or “taking into account,” depending on the context.