Illative case

In grammar, the illative case (/ˈɪlətɪv/; abbreviated ILL; from Latin: illatus "brought in") is a grammatical case used in the Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian and Vepsian languages. It is one of the locative cases, and has the basic meaning of "into (the inside of)". Examples include:

  • Hungarian: a házba ('into the house', with a ház meaning 'the house').
  • Estonian: majasse and majja ('into the house'), formed from maja ('house').
  • Finnish: taloon ('into the house'), formed from talo ('a house').
  • Lithuanian: laivan ('into the boat') formed from laivas ('boat').
  • Latvian: laivā ('into the boat') formed from laiva ('boat').
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