illative case

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounillative case (plural illative cases)

plural illative cases

  1. grammarA 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.

Translations

Catalan il·latiu
  • il·latiucase used to indicate movement into something
Chinese Mandarin 入格
  • 入格 (rùgé)case used to indicate movement into something
Danish illativ
  • illativcase used to indicate movement into something
Dutch illatief, illativus
  • illatiefcase used to indicate movement into something
  • illativuscase used to indicate movement into something
Estonian sisseütlev, illatiiv
  • sisseütlevcase used to indicate movement into something
  • illatiivcase used to indicate movement into something
Finnish illatiivi, sisätulento
  • illatiivicase used to indicate movement into something
  • sisätulentocase used to indicate movement into something
French illatif
  • illatifcase used to indicate movement into something
German Illativ
  • Illativcase used to indicate movement into something
Hungarian illativus
  • illativuscase used to indicate movement into something
Icelandic íferðarfall
  • íferðarfallcase used to indicate movement into something
Japanese 入格
  • 入格 (nyūkaku)case used to indicate movement into something
Latin casus illativus
  • casus illativuscase used to indicate movement into something
Lithuanian Iliatyvas
  • Iliatyvascase used to indicate movement into something
Polish illatyw, illativus
  • illatywcase used to indicate movement into something
  • illativuscase used to indicate movement into something
Portuguese ilativo, caso ilativo
  • ilativocase used to indicate movement into something
  • caso ilativocase used to indicate movement into something
Romanian definitiv
  • definitivcase used to indicate movement into something
Russian иллати́вный паде́ж, иллати́в
  • иллати́вный паде́ж (illatívnyj padéž)case used to indicate movement into something
  • иллати́в (illatív)case used to indicate movement into something
Spanish caso ilativo
  • caso ilativocase used to indicate movement into something
Swedish illativ
  • illativcase used to indicate movement into something
Cite this entry
APA

illative case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illative%20case

MLA

“illative case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illative%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illative case,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illative%20case.

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