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Meaning of allative case | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions to or onto, as in "to the house," "onto the house." Languages that use the allative case include Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.

Equivalents

Deutsch Allativ
Español caso alativo
Français allatif
Italiano caso allativo
日本語 向格
한국어 향격
Nederlands allatief
Polski allatyw
Português alativo caso alativo

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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