kollégáikkal

Kollégáikkal is a Hungarian instrumental phrase meaning “with their colleagues.” It is formed by taking the noun kolléga (colleague) and adding the third-person plural possessive suffix -ik to create kollégáik (their colleagues), followed by the instrumental suffix -val/-vel. The result, kollégáikkal, denotes accompaniment or cooperation with the group referred to by the possessive form. The double k in -kkal arises from the combination of the possessive suffix with the instrumental suffix, a common pattern in Hungarian morphology.

Usage of kollégáikkal is typical in sentences describing actions done together with those colleagues. For example: A projektet kollégáikkal közösen dolgozták meg. This construction allows clear indication of both the referenced group (their colleagues) and the nature of the activity being performed with them. The form exemplifies how Hungarian stacks affixes to express possession and case simultaneously, reflecting its agglutinative character.

Notes:

- The instrumental suffix alternates between -val and -vel according to vowel harmony, and in final forms such as kollégáikkal the spelling shows the phonological adaptation that results from combining the possessive and instrumental suffixes.

- Kollégáikkal is one of several related forms formed with a possessive suffix followed by an instrumental suffix, illustrating typical Hungarian suffix chaining.