Érintette

érintette is a Hungarian verb form derived from érinteni, meaning to touch. In Hungarian, verbs have different past tense forms depending on whether the direct object is definite. érintette is the third-person singular form used in the past tense when the object is definite, and it translates roughly to “he/she touched” in English, with the sense that the object touched is specified (for example, a particular painting or item). The form can also appear in figurative senses meaning to affect or involve someone or something.

Grammar and usage notes: érintette appears in sentences where the subject is in the third person singular and the direct object is definite. It contrasts with indefinite or non-definite past forms, which would use another ending. The structure is typical of the definite past construction in Hungarian, which marks objects as definite and known within the discourse. In everyday language, érintette can also convey that an action had an impact on someone or something, extending beyond the literal sense of touching to include emotional or situational effects.

Examples (illustrative, with definite objects): Ő érintette a festményt. (He touched the painting.) A kiállítás érintette a közönséget. (The exhibition affected the audience.) In figurative use, érintette can express influence or involvement, as in a policy or event “érintette” a közösséget.

See also: Hungarian verb conjugation, definite vs. indefinite past, érinteni. References to standard Hungarian grammar resources may provide detailed paradigms and additional examples.