Sublative case

 ( Grammatical Cases ) 

In grammar, the term sublative case (abbreviated ) is used to refer to expressing different situations: In Hungarian and Finnish (rarely used), it expresses the destination of the movement, originally to the surface of something (e.g. sit down on the ground, climb the tree), but in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, for two nights), or into a language, while in Tsez and other Northeast Caucasian languages it denotes a movement towards the bottomsides or the area under an object. The sublative case is used in the Finnish language, Tsez language and Hungarian languages.

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Hungarian In Hungarian the suffix "-re" or "-ra" denotes the sublative. It can be used like "onto" but also in more abstract cases for flat areas (cities, airports). For example:

• hajó ra (onto the boat)
• Budapest re megyek (I am going to Budapest)
• repülőtér re (to the airport)

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Finnish Examples in Finnish:

• minne - where to?
• jonne - where (relative pronoun)
• moniaalle - to many places
• kaikkialle - to everywhere

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