busszal

Busszal is the instrumental form of the Hungarian noun busz, meaning “by bus.” It is used to express the means or method of transportation in sentences describing travel or movement. The instrumental suffix -val/-vel attaches to a noun to indicate how an action is performed, and in the case of busz the form appears as busszal due to Hungarian phonology.

Formation and usage

In Hungarian, means of transportation are commonly expressed with the instrumental case. The base word busz combines with the suffix to yield busszal. This form is used with verbs of movement or travel, often in present or past contexts, and it pairs with direction or destination phrases as needed.

Examples

Busszal megyek haza. (I am going home by bus.)

Busszal jutottunk a reptérre. (We got to the airport by bus.)

Ez az út busszal hosszabb, mint autóval. (This route by bus is longer than by car.)

Notes

Busszal is a general, neutral way to specify a transportation method and is common in everyday language. Other means of transport follow the same pattern, such as autóval (by car), kerékpárral (by bicycle), or taxival (by taxi). The form is primarily syntactic and does not function as a separate noun; it works within sentences to indicate how the action is performed.