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delative case

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 上格 (shànggé) — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Finnish: delatiivi — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • French: délatif — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • German: Delativ — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Hungarian: delativus — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Italian: caso delativo — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Latin: casus delativus — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Portuguese: caso delativo — case used to indicate movement from an object
  • Spanish: caso delativo — case used to indicate movement from an object