kosárral

Kosárral is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun kosár, meaning “with a basket.” In Hungarian grammar, instrumental expressions indicate the means by which an action is performed or accompany the subject, and are formed by attaching a suffix to the noun. For kosár, the instrumental form is kosárral, created by adding the suffix -ral to the stem kosár, which results in the doubled r in the spoken and written word.

Usage and function: Kosárral answers the question mivel? (“with what?”) and is used to describe carrying, using, or employing a basket in an action. It can denote physical means, as well as accompaniment or instrument in a broad sense. Example: A piacról hozta a zöldségeket kosárral. (“He brought the vegetables from the market with a basket.”) Another example: A kosárral a kezében érkezett a piacra. (“He arrived at the market with a basket in his hand.”)

Notes: Like other instrumental forms in Hungarian, kosárral follows general suffixation rules, with -ral used after consonant-ending stems such as kosár. Etymology of kosár traces to Hungarian roots and related languages, and the instrumental form is a direct suffixation rather than a separate clitic.

See also: val/vel, kosár.