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.

Translations

case used to express motion towards a location

Georgian: მიმართულებითი ბრუნვა (mimartulebiti brunva), მიმართულებითი (mimartulebiti) Mongolian: чиглэхийн тийн ялгал (čiglexiin tiin jalgal), чиглэх (mn) (čiglex) Russian: направи́тельный паде́ж (ru) m (napravítelʹnyj padéž)

See also

• Appendix:Grammatical cases