Hagymával

Hagymával is the instrumental case form of hagyma (onion) in Hungarian, used to express accompaniment or means. In everyday language and cooking terminology, the expression means “with onion” and is commonly found in recipes, menus, and dish descriptions. It indicates that onion is added as an ingredient or used to prepare a dish, rather than merely naming the onion as the object.

Formation and grammar notes: hagymával is created by attaching the instrumental suffix -val/-vel to hagyma. The choice of suffix follows Hungarian vowel harmony rules, and the standard written form for this noun is hagymával. The word is typically used to describe how a dish is prepared or seasoned, for example by including onion as an ingredient or by cooking something together with onions. The instrumental form contrasts with the nominative hagyma (onion) and the accusative hagymát (onion as a direct object).

Usage examples: Csirkét hagymával sütöttem. (I roasted chicken with onions.) Leveset hagymával ízesítjük. (We season the soup with onions.) Hagymával ízesítve a tálalás friss és aromás lehet. (When seasoned with onion, the dish can be fresh and aromatic.)

See also: hagyma (onion); -val/-vel instrumental suffix; Hungarian grammar and case forms.

In sum, hagymával is a common, neutral linguistic form used to convey that onion is present as an accompaniment or means in cooking and related descriptions.