directive case

English

Noun

directive case (plural directive cases)

  1. (grammar) Case used to express motion towards a location; generally indicated in English by down to, up to, toward, headed for etc. in combination with the objective case.
    Synonym: directional case
    Mongolian is a language that uses the directive case.

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See also

  • Appendix:Grammatical cases
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