Ábrázolással

Ábrázolással is the instrumental case form of the noun ábrázolás, which means depiction or representation. It denotes the means, method, or manner by which something is depicted, and is used in Hungarian to describe how content is represented. The form is common in discussions of art theory, literary analysis, philosophy, and linguistics, where the focus is on the process or technique of rendering reality, events, or ideas.

In practice, ábrázolás refers to how subjects are shown or portrayed. In visual arts, it concerns the rendering of a scene, object, or person; in literature and film, it can refer to the portrayal of characters, events, or settings. In philosophy and cognitive science, the term is used to discuss representation, that is, how mental states or perceptual content stand for objects or states of affairs. The instrumental form ábrázolással specifies the method or medium by which depiction occurs, for example through painting, photography, narration, or conceptual description.

Grammatical note: Hungarian forms the instrumental case by adding -val/-vel to a noun. For ábrázolás, this yields ábrázolással, which answers questions such as "mivel?" (with what means?) or "hogyan?" (in what way?). The term thus functions to link content to the technique of its depiction.

Examples: "A regény az események ábrázolásával mutatja be a korszak társadalmi problémáit." "Az állapotok belső ábrázolásával kapcsolódik össze a modell bemutatása."