halottakkal

Halottakkal is the instrumental plural form of the Hungarian noun halottak (the dead) and literally means “with the dead.” It is used to indicate accompaniment by deceased people in a sentence.

Morphology and usage: halottak (the dead) + -kkal (instrumental/comitative suffix) yields halottakkal. This form appears in constructions that express doing something together with the dead, such as speaking or interacting with them. The standard phrases include a halottakkal beszél (speaks with the dead) or a halottakkal való beszélgetés (the act of talking with the dead).

Examples: A médium a halottakkal beszél. (The medium talks with the dead.) A halottakkal való beszélgetés motívuma gyakran felbukkan irodalmi művekben. (The motif of speaking with the dead often appears in literary works.)

Context: Halottakkal is not a common everyday expression; it is more typical in literary, religious, or folkloric contexts where the theme of communication with the deceased is invoked. It is a grammatical construction rather than a standalone lexical item, and its use depends on the register and tone of the text.