hívekkel

Hívekkel is a Hungarian grammatical form, specifically the instrumental plural of the noun hívő, meaning "believer" or "follower." It is commonly translated as "with the believers" or "with the followers." The standard orthography uses hívőkkel, with the character ő; the variant hívekkel lacks the diacritic and is not considered standard Hungarian, though it can appear in ASCII-only texts or older sources.

As a form, hívekkel is used to indicate accompaniment by believers or followers, typically after verbs or prepositions that govern the instrumental case. Examples: A pap hívekkel találkozott. The priest met with the believers. A vallási vezetők hívekkel beszéltek a terveikről. The religious leaders spoke with the followers about their plans.

Etymology: hívő is a noun meaning "believer" or "follower." The instrumental plural suffix -kkel attaches to the stem to express accompaniment. The word hívekkel illustrates standard Hungarian vowel harmony and suffixation patterns, although the standard orthography would preserve ő as in hívőkkel.

See also: hívő; Hungarian grammar; instrumental case.