szennyez

Szennyez is a Hungarian verb meaning to pollute or contaminate. It describes the act of introducing substances, energy, or agents that degrade the cleanliness, purity, or quality of air, water, soil, or other media. In everyday language it is used to discuss environmental impact, industrial processes, or accidental contamination, and it forms the basis for related nouns such as szennyezés (pollution, contamination) and szennyező (pollutant, polluting, polluting agent).

Etymology and forms. The verb comes from the root szenny, meaning dirt, with the infinitive szennyezni. Szennyez is the present-tense, third-person singular form (he/she pollutes). Related forms include szennyezett (polluted, polluted form for past tense) and szennyezés (pollution). The word participates in standard Hungarian verb conjugation patterns for -ezni verbs, with full paradigm extending to future, conditional, and subjunctive moods.

Usage and context. Szennyez is commonly employed in environmental, industrial, and legal discussions, as well as in media reports about pollution incidents. Examples: A gyár szennyezi a levegőt. (The factory pollutes the air.) A folyó szennyezése komoly környezeti kockázat. (Pollution of the river poses a significant environmental risk.) Derivatives such as szennyező and szennyezőanyag are used to describe a pollutant or a contaminating substance, and szennyezés is used to refer to the concept of pollution itself.

See also. Pollution, environmental protection, environmental law, and szennyeződés. These terms provide broader context for the linguistic and practical aspects of pollution discussed with szennyez.