Prepozícióval

Prepozícióval is the instrumental form of the Hungarian noun prepozíció, meaning "with a preposition." It refers to the use of the instrumental case to express means, instrument, or accompaniment in general language, and specifically to the notion of using a preposition in a relation.

In Hungarian grammar, the instrumental case is formed by attaching the suffix -val or -vel to a noun. The choice of -val versus -vel follows vowel harmony, and because prepozíció ends with a back rounded vowel, the form is prepozícióval. This suffix indicates that something is done with or by means of the noun's referent. The construction is widely used for describing tools, means, or cooperative relations in sentences.

Usage examples include describing how a relation is expressed or how something is performed with a certain instrument. For example: Ebben a mondatban a viszonyt a prepozícióval fejezzük ki. Here the instrumental form signals that the relation is expressed via a preposition. The term is primarily a linguistic descriptor and appears in grammars and linguistic explanations rather than in everyday speech as a standalone item.

Origin and background: the word prepozíció comes from Latin praepositio, through the Hungarian adaptation prepozíció. While prepositions themselves are independent words in Hungarian, the instrumental suffix -val/-vel is used to discuss how instruments or means—including prepositions—function in sentences.