cukorral

Cukorral is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun cukor, meaning sugar. It expresses that something is done with sugar or that sugar is used as an accompanying ingredient, and it can be translated as “with sugar” in English. The instrumental case is formed with the suffix -ral/-vel; after consonant-ending stems the form becomes cukorral. The choice of -ral vs -vel follows vowel harmony, here -ral is used after cukor.

Common usage includes indicating ingredients or preparation methods. Examples: Kérlek, tegyél a teádba cukorral. A süteményt cukorral megszórták. A teát cukorral édesítették. Ez az ital cukorral készült. These constructions show how cukorral marks that sugar is part of the action or the final product, whether as an ingredient, a flavoring, or a finishing touch.

Etymology and notes: the word cukor in Hungarian comes from the German Zucker, borrowed into Hungarian, with the instrumental form following standard Hungarian grammar. In practice, cukorral is common in recipes, menus, and descriptive text to indicate that sugar is involved. Since sugar is typically a mass noun, phrases like egy teáskanál cukorral are used to specify quantity and manner of addition. The instrumental form thus functions as a flexible tool for linking sugar to actions and preparations.