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Allative meaning

Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.

Using Allative

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.
  • In the example corpus, allative often appears in combinations such as: the allative, allative case.

Context around Allative

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

genitive 1× terminal 1× motion 1× accusative 1×

Often after:

case 3× terminal 1× ablative 1× construction 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Allative

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allative terminal allative ablative and 1× however the allative case can 1× like the allative case 1× locative genitive allative terminal allative 1× of motion allative construction 1× of the allative case 1× the accusative allative may stand 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a frequent use 1× accusative the latin 1× basque in basque 1× creissels asserts that 1× however the allative 1× the accusative allative 1×

Common sentence endings:

the allative case 2× and directional ablative 1× motion allative construction 1× or approaching someone 1× to the clause 1×

Words around Allative

Just before it in the word index:

allat 3 allaster 2 allason 2 allas 4 allardyce 57 allardice 6

Just after it in the word index:

allatoona 4 allawee 2 allawi 5 allay 85 allayed 45 allaying 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Allative

  • In this selection, "allative" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, genitive, terminal, motion, case, terminal and ablative stand out and add context to how "allative" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allative terminal allative ablative and and however the allative case can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "allative" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with allative

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A frequent use of the accusative is in place of al (to) to indicate the direction or goal of motion ( allative construction ). (22 words)

Accusative The Latin accusative of towns and small islands is used for motion towards, Allen and Greenough, sect. 427 like the allative case. (23 words)

The accusative/allative may stand in for other prepositions as well, especially when they have vague meanings that don't add much to the clause. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Creissels asserts that Spanish is just one example of European languages in which these three cases are distinct, as opposed to other European languages, which exhibit some conflation between marking of the essive case and of the allative case. (39 words)

Basque In Basque there are two classes, animate and inanimate; however, the only difference is in the declension of locative cases (inessive, locative genitive, allative, terminal allative, ablative and directional ablative). (31 words)

However, the allative case can fulfill essentially the same role as dative, beyond its primary meaning of directional movement (that is, going somewhere or approaching someone). (26 words)

Example sentences (6)

Basque In Basque there are two classes, animate and inanimate; however, the only difference is in the declension of locative cases (inessive, locative genitive, allative, terminal allative, ablative and directional ablative).

Accusative The Latin accusative of towns and small islands is used for motion towards, Allen and Greenough, sect. 427 like the allative case.

A frequent use of the accusative is in place of al (to) to indicate the direction or goal of motion ( allative construction ).

Creissels asserts that Spanish is just one example of European languages in which these three cases are distinct, as opposed to other European languages, which exhibit some conflation between marking of the essive case and of the allative case.

However, the allative case can fulfill essentially the same role as dative, beyond its primary meaning of directional movement (that is, going somewhere or approaching someone).

The accusative/allative may stand in for other prepositions as well, especially when they have vague meanings that don't add much to the clause.

Common combinations with allative

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "allative" in a sentence?
An example: "Basque In Basque there are two classes, animate and inanimate; however, the only difference is in the declension of locative cases (inessive, locative genitive, allative, terminal allative, ablative and directional ablative)." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "allative" from authentic English texts.
What does "allative" mean?
Allative means: Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.
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