illatiivkääne

Illatiivkääne is a grammatical case found in some Finno-Ugric languages, most notably Finnish and Estonian. It is a locative case, meaning it indicates a destination or location within something. The illative typically expresses motion into a place. For example, in Finnish, "talo" means house, and "taloon" means into the house. This contrasts with other locative cases like the inessive (within) and elative (out of). The exact form and usage of the illative can vary between different languages and even dialects. In some instances, it can also be used metaphorically to indicate entering a state or condition, rather than a physical location. The grammatical function of the illative is to mark the noun phrase as the direct object of a verb of motion indicating ingress. It is an important case for expressing spatial relationships and movement in the languages that possess it.