ablative case

Noun

(grammar) A noun case used in some languages to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions "of", "from", "away from", and "concerning". In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European ablative, instrumental, comitative, associative and locative cases; these cases express concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "of"/"from", "by", "with", "to"/"with", and "at"/"in", respectively. Here/hence/hither, there/thence/thither, and where/whence/whither are the only English words with separate forms for the ablative (motion away from) and lative (motion towards) cases.

Japanese Meaning

（文法）離脱格。ある言語において、物事からの移動、除去、分離を示す名詞の格。 / 英語の前置詞「of」、「from」、「away from」、「concerning」的な意味合いに概ね対応する。 / ラテン語文法では、インド・ヨーロッパ語の離脱、手段、同行、連帯、場所格に由来する幅広い機能を含む。 / 具体的には、移動（離脱）、道具・手段、同行（共に）や場所を示す意味などを表現する。