Causal-final

Quick meaning: Causal-final is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Pertaining to any case that indicates the intention of achieving a specific final result.

Meaning

(linguistics) Pertaining to any case that indicates the intention of achieving a specific final result.

More Meanings

1. Goal-oriented; purposeful as opposed to prescribed.
2. (grammar) The causal-final case. This case in the Hungarian language combines the causal case and the final case. It can express the cause of emotions (e.g. value someone for something) or the goal of actions (e.g. "kenyérért" for bread).

Example Sentences

The demonstrative pronoun in the causal-final case azért 'for the (following) reason' introduces clauses of purpose.

There is, from Early Latin onwards, a causal-final use of the preposition de with adjectives like lassus and sollicitus.

The abstract relationship between locative-temporal and causal-final adverbials is well reflected in their realization in the case system.

The causal-final noun suffix -ért 'for' surfaces in the next sample, in place of an allative -hoz or, alternatively, illative -ba, both 'to'.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postfinal, ultimate, prefinal, closing, postliminary, interlocutory.

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