illative

ɪˈleɪtɪv
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Translation of illative into German,

Noun

1.

language

TECH.
word expressing inference like 'therefore'
TECH.
  • He used 'therefore' as an illative in his argument.Er verwendete 'therefore' als Konjunktion in seiner Argumentation.
2.

grammar case

TECH.
grammatical case indicating motion towards something
TECH.
Illativ m
  • In Finnish, 'talo' becomes 'taloon' in the illative case.Im Finnischen wird aus 'talo' im Illativ 'taloon'.

Adjective

1.

logical conclusion

TECH.
relating to or denoting a conclusion
TECH.
  • His illative reasoning led to a surprising discovery..Sein schlussfolgerndes Denken führte zu einer überraschenden Entdeckung
2.

linguistics

TECH.
related to a grammatical case indicating motion into
TECH.
illativ richtungsanzeigend
  • In Finnish, the illative case shows direction.Im Finnischen zeigt der illative Fall die Richtung an.
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Expressions with illative: examples in English and translations in German

illative Konjunktion
In linguistics, “therefore” is an illative conjunction signaling inference from a prior claim.

Synonyms and analogies of illative in English

Examples of illative in a sentence

  • In logic, 'thus' serves as an illative.
  • The illative is used to express direction in Estonian.
  • Students struggled with the illative in their grammar lessons.
  • The illative statement was hard to refute.
  • Her illative argument convinced everyone in the room.
  • The illative case is used in Estonian grammar.

Translations of "illative" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derIllativnm.

The paradigm usually consists of the inessive, elative and illative cases.

Das Paradigma besteht meistens aus dem Inessiv, Elativ oder Illativ.

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