(idea) by Betsumei Sat Jul 06 2002 at 3:24:53
Lative case is used in certain languages (particularly Finno-Ugric languages) to mark the limit of motion. Examples of English prepositional equivalents are "up to" and "as far as".
An example of this is the Finnish adverb "lähemmäs", meaning "closer to."
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