Instrument / Mediator
With what or through what does it happen?
Makna
The tool, medium, body part, system, channel, or mediator used to perform or transmit the action.
Cara mengenalinya
Ask what tool or channel makes the action possible.
Contoh
knife|phone|car|email|hand
with a knife|by email|through the app
He cut the bread with a knife.
Visual guide
Actor │ uses ▼ Instrument / mediator │ makes possible ▼ Action He cut bread with a knife.
Same role, different shapes: with a knife (preposition) knife-CASE (case ending) by email (medium) through the app (channel) hand + cut (bare/compound) Ask: with/through what?
Tinjauan bahasa
Dalam bahasa ibu Anda
Instruments are commonly introduced with dengan; channels may use lewat or melalui.
Dia memotong roti dengan pisau.
He/she cuts bread with a knife.
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
English usually expresses instruments with prepositions, especially with.
She cut the bread with a knife.
with a knife = instrument
Learners may choose the wrong preposition or omit the instrument marker.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.