Formájával

Formájával is a Hungarian instrumental phrase meaning “with its form.” It is formed from the noun forma (shape, form) combined with the possessive suffix -ja/-e to yield formája (its form), and then the instrumental suffix -val/-vel attaches to create formájával. The -val/-vel ending follows vowel harmony, here resulting in -val after the back vowel a. Thus formájával literally means “with its form” and is used to express instrument, means, or manner connected to the form of something.

Morphology and usage notes

The construction illustrates how Hungarian stacks affixes: forma → formája (its form) → formájával (with its form). The phrase is common in descriptive or technical language—art, design, architecture, linguistics—or in literary prose when a writer wants to specify actions or attributes performed using or by reference to an object’s shape. It can appear alongside other descriptors such as textúrájával (with its texture) or méretével (with its size).

Related forms

Formájával relates to several other forms based on forma: formája (its form), formájában (in its form), formáját (its form as a direct object), formájára (to its form), and similar constructions that express possession combined with instrumental or locative meaning. These forms illustrate the broader Hungarian system of suffixation for possession and case.

See also

Hungarian grammar, possessive suffixes, instrumental case, suffixation.