kefével

Kefével is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun kefe, meaning brush, and it denotes the instrument or means by which an action is performed. In Hungarian, the instrumental suffix -val/-vel attaches to a noun to indicate the instrument used, and when the stem ends in a vowel the form often appears as kefével.

The word is commonly used to describe actions carried out with a brush, such as painting, cleaning, or grooming. It functions as an instrumental adjunct in sentences, answering the question “with what?” or “using what?”

Examples include: A festő kefével festette a falat. (The painter painted the wall with a brush.) A padlót kefével tisztította. (He cleaned the floor with a brush.) A haját kefével fésülte. (She brushed her hair with a brush.)

Kefével can appear in various sentence positions, typically after the verb or at the end of the clause, depending on emphasis and syntax. It is a standard device in Hungarian for expressing the means of an action and is closely related to other instrumental forms formed with the suffix -val/-vel.

See also: Hungarian grammar, instrumental case, suffixes -val/-vel, kefé (brush).