Terminative case


In morphology, the terminative case is a case specifying a limit in space and time and also to convey the goal or target of an action.

Assamese

In the Assamese language, the terminative case is indicated by the suffix '-লৈকে -loike:
In the Bashkir language, the terminative case is indicated by the suffix '-ğasa/-gäsä/-qasa/-käsä':
However, postpositions тиклем , хәтлем , ''ҡәҙәр "till, up to" are more frequently used in Bashkir to convey this meaning.

Estonian

In the Estonian language, the terminative case is indicated by the '-ni' suffix:
The Hungarian language uses the '-ig' suffix.
If used for time, it can also show how long the action lasted.
It is not always clear whether the thing in terminative case belongs to the interval in question or not.
The corresponding question word is Meddig?, which is simply the question word Mi? in terminative case.

Sumerian

In Sumerian, the terminative case -še not only was used to indicate end-points in space or time but also end-points of an action itself such as its target or goal. In this latter role, it functioned much like an accusative case.

Finnish

The use of the postposition with the illative case in Finnish very closely corresponds to the terminative. These same postpositions with the elative case also express the opposite of a terminative: a limit in time or space of origination or initiation.

Japanese

The Japanese particle acts like a terminative case.