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In morphology, the terminative case is a case to tell where something ends (i. e. answers "Until what point in space or time?").
Usage in Estonian
In the Estonian language, the terminative case is indicated by the '-ni' suffix:
- jõeni: "to the river" / "as far as the river"
- kella kuueni: "until six o'clock"
Usage in Hungarian
The Hungarian language uses the '-ig' suffix.
- a házig: "as far as the house"
- hat óráig / hatig: "until six o'clock"
If used for time, it can also show how long the action lasted.
- hat óráig: "for six hours" / "six hours long"
- száz évig: "for a hundred years"
It is not always clear whether the thing in terminative case belongs to the interval in question or not.
- A koncertig maradtam.: "I stayed until the concert (ended or started?)" Here it is more likely that the person only stayed there until the concert began.
- Mondj egy számot 1-től 10-ig!: "Say a number from 1 to (until) 10." However here you can say 10 as well!
The corresponding question word is Meddig?, which is simply the question word Mi? ("what?") in terminitive case.
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