Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Translative case
(Redirected from Translative)
This declension (case) indicates a change in state of a noun, with the general sense of "becoming X" or "change to X".
In the Finnish language, this is the counterpart of the Essive case, with the basic meaning of a change of state. It is also used for expressing "in (a language)" and "considering it's a (status)". Its ending is -ksi. Examples:
- pitkä "long", venyi pitkäksi "stretched long"
- englanti "English", englanniksi "in English"
- pentu "cub", Se on pennuksi iso "Considering it's a cub, it is big"
09-23-2007 01:00:40
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details