Pislogva nézem a képet.

Pislogva comes from the verb pislog (to blink).

The ending -va / -ve turns a verb into a form that means something like:

• while doing X
• doing X
• in an X-ing way

So:

• pislog = to blink
• pislogva = blinking, while blinking

In this sentence, it describes how the action of looking happens.

Because Hungarian uses two main verb conjugations with transitive verbs:

• indefinite conjugation: when there is no specific definite object
• definite conjugation: when the object is definite/specific

Here the object is a képet = the picture, which is definite, so Hungarian uses the definite form:

• nézek = I look / I am looking
• nézem = I look at it / I am looking at the specific thing

So nézem is used because the sentence has a definite object.

The object is a képet.

The article a means the here, so the picture is specific: the picture, not just a picture.

Because the object is definite, the verb also switches to the definite conjugation:

• nézem a képet = I look at the picture

This agreement between the verb form and the definiteness of the object is a very important feature of Hungarian grammar.

Because képet is the accusative form, used for the direct object of the verb.

• kép = picture
• képet = picture + accusative -t

In Hungarian, direct objects usually take -t.

So:

• nézem a képet = I look at the picture

The extra e before -t is just a linking vowel that makes the word easier to pronounce.

Hungarian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

Here, nézem already means I look at it / I am looking at it, so én (I) is not necessary.

You could say:

• Én nézem a képet.

But that would usually add emphasis, like I’m the one looking at the picture.

Without én, the sentence sounds neutral and natural.

It usually adds a background action, manner, or simultaneous action.

In Pislogva nézem a képet, pislogva tells you what is happening at the same time as the looking:

• I look at the picture while blinking
• I look at the picture, blinking

This form often works a bit like an English -ing phrase.

Other examples:

• Mosolyogva beszél. = He/She speaks smiling.
• Ülve olvasok. = I read while sitting.

Yes, normally it is understood to be the same subject.

So in:

• Pislogva nézem a képet.

the person who is blinking is also the person who is looking.

This is the usual interpretation of the -va / -ve form in sentences like this.

Hungarian word order is flexible, and the beginning of the sentence often highlights what the speaker wants to present first.

Starting with Pislogva puts the manner/background action first:

• Pislogva nézem a képet. = Blinking, I look at the picture.

This sounds natural and gives a slight emphasis to the way the action is happening.

If you said:

• Nézem a képet pislogva.

that is still understandable, but the focus and rhythm are a bit different.

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since képet starts with k, a consonant, the correct form is:

• a képet

Compare:

• a könyv = the book
• az alma = the apple

It is grammatical and understandable, but it can sound a little descriptive or literary depending on context.

Pislogni usually means to blink repeatedly or sometimes to bat one’s eyes. So pislogva gives a slightly vivid sense of the action.

In context, it can work well if you want to describe how someone is looking at the picture. It is not wrong at all; it just has a more specific feel than a plain neutral sentence.

The dictionary form is néz = to look, to watch.

From that verb you get forms like:

• nézek = I look (indefinite)
• nézem = I look at it / I am looking at the definite object
• nézi = he/she looks at it
• nézzük = we look at it

So nézem is a conjugated present-tense form of néz.