szánni

Szánni is a Hungarian verb meaning to allot, devote, or allocate resources such as time, money, or attention to a task or purpose. It is transitive and typically pairs with a direct object representing what is being allocated (for example időt, pénzt, figyelmet) and with a complement specifying the target of the allocation, such as a project, task, or person (for example a projektre, a feladatokra, a gyerekekre). The infinitive szánni is formed with the standard -ni suffix.

Usage and patterns: Szánni is commonly used with phrases like időt szán vmire, pénzt szàn vmire, vagy figyelmet szán vmire. It is flexible regarding the recipient further specified by location words in -ra/-re or by in-dative equivalents. Examples:

- Több időt szán a projektre.

- A szervezet pénzt szánt a karitatív célokra.

- Ő sok figyelmet szánt a felkészülésre.

- Szánjunk időt a gondolkodásra.

Grammatical notes: The verb is regular in its inflection and follows standard Hungarian conjugation patterns. The base infinitive is szánni; present tense forms include szánok, szánsz, szán, szánunk, szántok, szánnak, depending on the subject. Past and future forms are built with the same stems as other Hungarian verbs (for example szántam in the first person past, fog szánni in the future with auxiliary). The construction with the object of allocation (időt, pénzt, figyelmet) and with the target of allocation (a projektre, a feladatokra, rá) is common and productive.

Relation to synonyms: Szánni is closely related to szentelni (to devote) and to expressions such as fordít időt valamire (to devote time to something). It is widely understood in everyday and formal Hungarian.