Csapatokkal

Csapatokkal is the instrumental plural form of the Hungarian noun csapat, meaning a team or group. It is used to indicate involvement with or cooperation with more than one team. In sentences it marks the entities with which someone or something acts or collaborates, rather than the actor itself.

Morphology and pronunciation: The form is built from csapatok (the plural nominative of csapat) plus the instrumental suffix -kal, yielding csapatokkal. Because the stem ends with a k and the instrumental suffix begins with k, the combination creates a geminated sequence, pronounced as csapatokkal. The rule applies to other plural nouns with -ok that take the instrumental suffix, producing -okkal or -ekkel depending on vowel harmony.

Usage notes: Csapatokkal is used with verbs that govern the instrumental case, such as dolgozik együtt, együttműködik, koordinál, vagy részt vesz. It often appears in business, education, sports, and organizational contexts to describe cooperation with multiple teams rather than with a single unit.

Examples:

- A projekt során a vállalat a csapatokkal együttműködik. (During the project, the company collaborates with the teams.)

- Az oktatási program részeként a diákok csapatokkal dolgoznak. (As part of the educational program, the students work with teams.)

- A versenyszervezők a futballcsapatokkal is koordinálták a programot. (The organizers coordinated the program with the soccer teams.)

Contrast: the singular instrumental form is csapattal and refers to one team. Csapatokkal thus specifies multiple teams in the action or partnership.