kanállal

Kanállal is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun kanál, meaning spoon. It signals the instrument or means by which an action is performed, most often when describing eating, stirring, or serving. The form answers questions about how something is done or with what tool.

Etymology and form: The word is derived from kanál plus the instrumental suffix -val/-vel, with orthographic assimilation producing kanállal. It functions as an instrumental modifier in a sentence, indicating “with a spoon.”

Usage examples: kanállal eszik (eats with a spoon), kanállal kever (stirs with a spoon), kanállal tálal (serves with a spoon). The expression is versatile and can be used with verbs across tenses, adapting to subject number and person through the accompanying verb.

Grammatical notes: Kanállal is a fixed instrumental form used to denote means or instrument without a separate preposition. When referring to more than one spoon, Hungarian would use the corresponding plural instrumental form of the noun, and the sentence would adjust accordingly. Related terms include kanál (spoon) and verbs such as enni (to eat) and keverni (to stir).