Tárggyal

Tárggyal is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun tárgy, meaning object, thing, or subject matter. In Hungarian grammar, the instrumental case marks the instrument or means by which an action is performed, or sometimes a companion or accompanying element. The standard instrumental suffix is -val/-vel, and when attached to a stem ending in the consonant cluster -gy, it often becomes a geminated form: tárgy + val yields tárggyal.

Form and pronunciation: the singular instrumental form is tárggyal, pronounced with a held or geminated consonant cluster at the boundary between the root and the suffix. The form is used with singular, countable nouns; plural instrumental forms follow the general pluralization rules for Hungarian nouns and would be formed with the corresponding plural stem plus the instrumental suffix (for example, tárgyakkal).

Usage notes: tárggyal can indicate the tool, means, or medium used to perform an action, as in constructions where the object itself functions as the instrument. It can also appear in contexts where társít casuai meanings apply, such as describing involvement with a topic or subject matter, though in such uses the sense tends to be more abstract and specialized.

Etymology: tárggyal derives from the noun tárgy (object, thing, subject matter) plus the instrumental suffix -val/-vel, with assimilation producing the geminated form tárggyal.

See also: Hungarian grammar, instrumental case, noun inflection, -val/-vel suffix.