gazdákkal

Gazdákkal is the instrumental plural form of the Hungarian noun gazda, meaning host, master of a house, owner, or farmer. In most contexts gazdával or gazdákkal is used to indicate activity or interaction with hosts or owners. The form gazdákkal specifically denotes “with the hosts/owners” in plural or when referring to multiple hosts or owners collectively. The sense can vary from a social setting (with the hosts at an event) to a property or farm context (with the landowners or managers).

Morphological notes: Gazda forms a plural as gazdák in the nominative. To express accompaniment or involvement, Hungarian uses the instrumental suffix -val/-vel. After the plural ending, this becomes -akkal/-kkel due to assimilation, yielding gazdákkal. The choice of whether to use -val or -vel follows general vowel harmony rules in Hungarian. Gazdákkal functions as a dependent case form and typically appears with verbs that describe interaction, cooperation, or association.

Usage: Gazdákkal appears in sentences such as "A vendégek a gazdákkal beszéltek" (The guests spoke with the hosts). It can also appear in phrases like "gazdákkal való egyeztetés" (consultation with the owners/hosts) or "gazdákkal együtt dolgozunk" (we work together with the hosts/owners). In rural or agricultural contexts, gazdákkal may refer specifically to farmers or landowners acting as a group.

See also: Hungarian grammar; instrumental case; suffixes -val/-vel and -kkal/-kkel; plural forms of gazda.