delative case

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Synonyms: elative case, ablative case, dative case, illative case, allative case, lative case

Antonyms: elative case, ablative case, dative case, illative case, allative case, lative case

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} [[case]] used to indicate movement '''from''' an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions '''from''' or '''off of''', as in "down off of the house." [[Hungarian]] is a language that uses the delative case, see [[-ról]].

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