igékkel
igékkel is the instrumental plural form of the Hungarian noun igé (verb). It is used to indicate means or instruments in a sentence, roughly corresponding to “with verbs” in English. The form is built from the plural nominative igék (verbs) and the instrumental suffix -kel/-kkal, resulting in igékkel. The -kkal variant is chosen for phonological harmony when the stem ends in a back vowel, as in this case.
In Hungarian grammar, the instrumental case marks how an action is performed or what is used to
- A mondat jelentését igékkel fejezhetjük ki. (We can express the meaning of the sentence with verbs.)
- A nyelvtani feladat igékkel és szószerkezetekkel dolgozik. (The grammar exercise works with verbs and expressions.)
igékkel derives from igé (verb) with the plural and instrumental suffixes. The singular instrumental form is
- Instrumental case in Hungarian grammar
- Verb-related noun forms in Hungarian
Overall, igékkel is a specific grammatical form used to signify “with verbs” as the means or instrument