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Illative vs Elative - What's the difference?

illative | elative |


In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between illative and elative

is that illative is (grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case while elative is (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As nouns the difference between illative and elative

is that illative is (grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as therefore ) while elative is (grammar) in semitic languages, the “adjective of superiority” in some languages such as arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative how this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness in the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme” or elative can be (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As an adjective illative

is of, or relating to an illation.

Lative vs Elative - What's the difference?

lative | elative |


In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between lative and elative

is that lative is (grammar) a case of verbs, found in the uralic and northern caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the northern caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case while elative is (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As nouns the difference between lative and elative

is that lative is (grammar) a case of verbs, found in the uralic and northern caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the northern caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case while elative is (grammar) in semitic languages, the “adjective of superiority” in some languages such as arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative how this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness in the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme” or elative can be (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

Elative vs Delative - What's the difference?

elative | delative |


As nouns the difference between elative and delative

is that elative is in Semitic languages, the “adjective of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.” while delative is a case of nouns used, chiefly in Hungarian, to express the movement from the surface of something (like "moved off the table").

Elative vs Flative - What's the difference?

elative | flative |


As a noun elative

is (grammar) in semitic languages, the “adjective of superiority” in some languages such as arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative how this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness in the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme” or elative can be (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As an adjective flative is

(obsolete) producing wind; flatulent.

Relative vs Elative - What's the difference?

relative | elative |


In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between relative and elative

is that relative is (grammar) that relates to an antecedent while elative is (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As nouns the difference between relative and elative

is that relative is someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption while elative is (grammar) in semitic languages, the “adjective of superiority” in some languages such as arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative how this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness in the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme” or elative can be (grammar) in finno-ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in finnish talosta, hungarian ból (“out of the house”) its opposite is the illative case (“into”) in finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in english is often conveyed by the word "about" .

As an adjective relative

is connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

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