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inessive in French

inessive in French is inessif — inessive means describing the inessive case, the grammatical case some languages use to mark that something sits inside a place.

inessive in French

inessif
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the inessive case, a grammatical case that in some languages indicates the state of being in or inside a location.
inessif
noun
(grammar) The inessive case, or a word in that case.

What does "inessive" mean?

  1. adjective Describing the inessive case, the grammatical case some languages use to mark that something sits inside a place.
    "The grammar book describes an inessive ending used to mark location inside something."
  2. noun The name of this grammatical case, or any word inflected into it.
    "The table lists the inessive alongside the other grammatical cases."
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inessive in a sentence

  • The grammar book describes an inessive ending used to mark location inside something.
  • This language has an inessive form that shows a noun is inside a place.
  • The table lists the inessive alongside the other grammatical cases.
  • This word appears here in the inessive.

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What is "inessive" in French?
"inessive" in French is inessif. inessive means: Describing the inessive case, the grammatical case some languages use to mark that something sits inside a place.
How do you use "inessive" in a sentence?
Example: "The grammar book describes an inessive ending used to mark location inside something." In French, "inessive" is inessif.
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