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illative case

illative case noun: a case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.

Noun

illative case (plural illative cases)

  1. A case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.
    • Languages that make use of the illative case include Finnish, Hungarian, and Quechua.

Forms of illative case

pluralillative cases

Questions about illative case

What does illative case mean?
Illative case means a case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.
What part of speech is illative case?
Illative case is a noun.
What is the plural of illative case?
The plural of illative case is illative cases.

Words near illative case in the dictionary

  1. Illarionov
  2. Illarionova
  3. illation
  4. illations
  5. illative
  6. illative case
  7. illative cases
  8. illatively
  9. illatives
  10. illaudable
  11. illaudably

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