Pronunciation: /əˈdɛsɪv/
noun a grammatical case in some languages that indicates location or direction towards a place
A1 I put the book on the table.
A2 She walked to the store.
B1 The keys are next to the door.
B2 The phone is on the desk.
C1 The painting hangs above the fireplace.
C2 The cat sat on top of the car.
adjective relating to or being in a grammatical case that indicates location or direction towards a place
A1 I live adessive the park.
A2 The bakery is adessive the supermarket.
B1 There is a bus stop adessive the library.
B2 The hotel is adessive the beach.
C1 The restaurant is adessive the theater.
C2 The office building is adessive the train station.
formal The adessive case in Finnish indicates location or position near something.
informal You can use the adessive case when talking about being at a certain place.
slang I always forget when to use the adessive case in Finnish, it's so confusing!
figurative In a figurative sense, the adessive case can be used to show emotional proximity to a person or idea.
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