rávilágította

rávilágította is a Hungarian verb form meaning that someone or something illuminated a target, either literally by directing light onto it or figuratively by shedding light on a matter. It is a past definite form used with a definite object, equivalent to “illuminated [it]” or “shed light on [it].”

Etymology and construction: the form is built from the prefix rá- (toward/on) plus világít (to illuminate) with the past definite suffix -otta, which marks a completed action directed at a specific object. The resulting form indicates that the action was performed by the subject on a defined object in the past.

Usage and examples: the verb can describe physical lighting as in “A reflektor rávilágította a színpadot” (The spotlight illuminated the stage), or a figurative shedding of light, as in “A tanulmány rávilágította a problémát” (The study shed light on the problem). In both senses, the direct object is typically in the accusative case.

Grammatical notes: rávilágította is the third-person singular past definite form. Hungarian verbs in this paradigm can take other tenses and persons such as rávilágítok, rávilágítasz, rávilágítunk, or rávilágítottam, rávilágítottad, rávilágította, depending on person and aspect. The choice of form affects who performed the action and when it occurred, while the core meaning—directing light toward an object or revealing information—remains.