Autójával

Autójával is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “with his/her car.” It is formed from the noun autó (car) with the third‑person possessive suffix -ja/-je to indicate ownership, followed by the instrumental suffix -val/-vel, which marks means or manner. The combination autója + val creates autójával, using a linking consonant j between the possessive and instrumental suffixes. The form is used with singular possessors; for other possessors, related forms appear, such as autómmal (with my car) or autótokkal (with your plural car, depending on person).

Morphology and usage: autó + ja = autója (his/her car). Adding the instrumental suffix yields autójával, indicating that the car is the means of action or the accompanying vehicle. This construction typically answers questions like “by means of what?” or “with what did someone do something?”

Common functions: autójával primarily expresses transport as a means, or instrumentally denotes carrying out an action using that car. It can also emphasize possession of the vehicle involved in the action.

Examples:

- Ő az autójával érkezett. (He arrived in his car.)

- Autójával vitte haza a gyereket. (He took the child home with his car.)

- Az autójával együtt jöttünk. (We came with his car.) Note: this last sentence uses autójával to indicate use of the car, with a plural subject.

Etymology: the form reflects Hungarian agglutinative morphology, combining autó with possessive -ja and instrumental -val/-vel, with the linking -j- adjustment resulting in autójával.