This is the 342nd most frequent Hungarian word.
érintett
In English, "érintett" means "affected" or "involved."
Here, 'érintett' is used as an adjective meaning 'involved' or 'concerned', describing individuals who have a connection to or are affected by the matter at hand.
Az ügyben több érintett személy is részt vett a megbeszélésen.
Several involved individuals participated in the meeting regarding the issue.
In this sentence, 'érintett' is the past tense of the verb 'érint', meaning 'to affect' or 'to touch', explaining the areas that were impacted by the hurricane.
A hurrikán több területet is érintett, komoly károkat okozva.
The hurricane affected several areas, causing significant damage.
Here, 'érintett' serves as a participle functioning as an adjective to describe businesses that have been impacted, in this case, potentially by an economic or natural event.