noun
- plural of locative; grammatical cases or forms that indicate location or place
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The professor explained how locatives function in different languages.
- Latin locatives are found in words like ‘domi’ meaning ‘at home’.
- Students struggled to identify the locatives in the ancient text.
- Some languages have distinct locatives for different types of spatial relationships.
- The grammar book included a chapter on locatives and other spatial cases.
- Locatives help speakers express where actions take place.