Rákkal

Rákkal is the instrumental form of the Hungarian noun rák, which has two common meanings: cancer (a disease) and crab (the crustacean). The instrumental rákkal is used to indicate means, accompaniment, or a specific association in both senses. In medical and journalistic language it commonly appears in phrases describing conditions or diagnoses, while in everyday language it can express living with a disease or serving something with crab.

In grammar, rákkal is formed by adding the suffix -val/-vel to the stem rák, with phonetic assimilation yielding rákkal. It can function as part of a predicate or as an adjective phrase in front of a noun, such as rákkal élő beteg (a patient living with cancer) or a dish rákkal tálalva (served with crab). The exact word order in a sentence may vary, but the instrumental meaning remains clear: it denotes the means, accompaniment, or associated condition.

Usage notes: context determines which meaning of rák is intended. In medical contexts, rákkal often appears in constructions about diagnosis or treatment to convey “with cancer.” In culinary or colloquial contexts, it can describe something prepared or served with crab. Because rákkal shares its form with the crab sense, readers should rely on surrounding words to disambiguate.

Related terms include rák (the base noun) and rákos, rákkal élő, or rákkal diagnosztizálták in various phrases. For further information, see articles on rá k and on cancer-related terminology in Hungarian.