tiszta

Tiszta is a Hungarian adjective meaning clean, pure, or uncontaminated. It describes objects, substances, or environments that are free from dirt, contamination, or impurity, and it can be used metaphorically to indicate integrity, honesty, or freedom from falseness. The term can modify nouns directly (tiszta víz, tiszta levegő, tiszta ruhák) and also appears in predicative position: A víz tiszta. When the noun is plural, the adjective agrees in number and case with the noun.

As an adverb, the related form tisztán means cleanly or clearly, depending on context: beszél tisztán (speaks clearly), a feladat tisztán meg van oldva (the task is resolved cleanly). The comparative and superlative forms are tisztább and a legtisztább.

In usage, tiszta is common in everyday speech and in written Hungarian. It is frequently found in discussions of hygiene, food safety, environmental quality, and moral or conceptual purity, such as tisztaság (cleanliness, purity) or tisztesség (honesty). The word can appear in compound terms, such as “tiszta forrás” (a pure source) or “tiszta vizű tó” (a lake with clean water).

Etymology: The exact historical origin of tiszta is not definitively established; it is a native Hungarian term with a long attested history. It is not generally considered a loanword from another language, and its development is typically treated as part of native Hungarian lexicon.