What is translative case?

Definition
	Translative case is a case indicating that the referent of the noun, or the quality of the adjective, that it marks is the result of a process of change.

Examples (Finnish)

The suffix -ksi indicates translative case, as in the following examples:

Naapurini tuli rikkaaksi ‘my neighbor became rich’

Source:
Sebeok 1946 17
suli vedeksi ‘melted into water’

Source:
Hakulinen 1961 70

Concept module: translative case
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