Phrase guide

illative case

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Languages that make use of the illative case include Finnish, Hungarian, and Quechua.

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History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: il·latiu — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入格 (rùgé) — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Dutch: illatief — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Dutch: illativus — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Estonian: sisseütlev — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Estonian: illatiiv — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Finnish: illatiivi — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Finnish: sisätulento — case used to indicate movement into something
  • French: illatif — case used to indicate movement into something
  • German: Illativ — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Hungarian: illativus — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Icelandic: íferðarfall — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Japanese: 入格 (nyūkaku) — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Latin: casus illativus — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Lithuanian: Iliatyvas — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Polish: illativus — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Portuguese: ilativo — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Portuguese: caso ilativo — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Romanian: definitiv — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Russian: иллати́вный паде́ж (illatívnyj padéž) — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Russian: иллати́в (illatív) — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Spanish: caso ilativo — case used to indicate movement into something
  • Swedish: illativ — case used to indicate movement into something