Translative Case
Translative case is a case indicating that the referent of the noun , or the quality of the adjective , that it marks is the result of a process of change.
(Finnish)
The suffix -ksi indicates translative case, as in the following examples:
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Naapurini tuli rikkaaksi ‘my neighbor became rich’
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suli vedeksi ‘melted into water’
Sebeok, Thomas A. 1946.Finnish and Hungarian case systems: Their form and function. Acta Instituti Hungarici Universitatis Holmiensis Series B. Linguistica 3. Stockholm: [n.p.]. 9683101704.
Lyons, John. 1968.Introduction to theoretical linguistics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Hakulinen, Lauri. 1961.The structure and development of the Finnish language. Translated by John Atkinson. Indiana University publications. Uralic and Altaic Series 3. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University. 9683101704.
Gove, Philip B. (editor). 1966.Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. Unabridged, with seven language dictionary. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Case
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/translative-case
