D04
extended
Relations
Relations between participants
Instrument Link
With what means?
intermediate
Instrumental
Means
Comitative/instrumental marker
Význam
The grammatical link that connects an action to the tool, method, channel, or means used.
Jak to poznat
Find the connector that means with, by, through, using.
Příklady
Slova
with|by|using|through
Fráze
with a key|by bus|using the app
Věta
She opened the door with a key.
Visual guide
Basic shape
SHE --opened--> DOOR
↑
with a key
INSTRUMENT = tool/means
Ask: with what means?
Compare shape
Same means, many shapes: with a key (tool) by bus (method) using the app (means) through X (channel) key-INST open (case)
Pohled podle jazyka
Ve Vašem mateřském jazyce
Angličtina
Výskyt
strong
Důležitost
English typically marks instruments with with, by, or using.
He opened it with a key.
with a key = instrument link
V jazyce, který se učíte
Španělština
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost
Instrument relations are usually expressed with con or formal alternatives like mediante.
Lo abrió con una llave.
He/she opened it with a key.
Typická potíž při učení
Learners may overgeneralize con but the core pattern is straightforward.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.