The antessive case (abbreviatedANTE)[1] is used for marking the spatial relation of preceding or being before. The case is found in some Dravidian languages. For example, in Tamil, the antessive case has three primary meanings.[2]
In front of something or someone
Eṅkaḷ
1PL.GEN
vīṭṭiṟku
home
muṉṉāl
ANTE
oru
INDEF
kōyil
temple
irukkiṟatu
EXIST
Eṅkaḷ vīṭṭiṟku muṉṉāl oru kōyil irukkiṟatu
1PL.GEN home ANTE INDEF temple EXIST
There is a temple in front of our home
To present someone or something in front of someone or something
Tir-uṭaṉ
thief-SOC
nītipati-kku
judge-DAT
muṉṉāl
ANTE
koṇṭu
INS
varappa-ṭṭ-aṉ
come-PST-3SG.MASC
Tir-uṭaṉ nītipati-kku muṉṉāl koṇṭu varappa-ṭṭ-aṉ
thief-SOC judge-DAT ANTE INS come-PST-3SG.MASC
The thief was brought before the judge
Being 'at front' with reference to position
Avaṉ
3SG
eḻutuvatil
write-DEF-LOC
ellā:ru-kkum
everyone-DAT
muṉṉa:L
ANTE
iruk-kiṟ-āṉ
EXIST-PRES-3SG.MASC
Avaṉ eḻutuvatil ellā:ru-kkum muṉṉa:L iruk-kiṟ-āṉ
3SG write-DEF-LOC everyone-DAT ANTE EXIST-PRES-3SG.MASC
He is in front of all in writing
Referencesedit
^S. Agesthialingom, Prakya Sreesaila Subrahmanyam, Dravidian Linguistics- V: (proceedings of the Seminar on Dravidian Linguistics- V), Page 275, 1976 - 582 pages, Google book search link quote: "(6) 'before' (antessive), (7) 'behind, ..."
^Aneja, M. P.; Rajendran, S. (1980). "Case Relations and Realizations in Hindi and Tamil". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 39: 1–26. ISSN 0045-9801.
antessive, case, antessive, case, abbreviated, ante, used, marking, spatial, relation, preceding, being, before, case, found, some, dravidian, languages, example, tamil, antessive, case, three, primary, meanings, front, something, someone, eṅkaḷ1pl, genvīṭṭiṟk. The antessive case abbreviated ANTE 1 is used for marking the spatial relation of preceding or being before The case is found in some Dravidian languages For example in Tamil the antessive case has three primary meanings 2 In front of something or someone Eṅkaḷ1PL GENviṭṭiṟkuhomemuṉṉalANTEoruINDEFkōyiltempleirukkiṟatuEXISTEṅkaḷ viṭṭiṟku muṉṉal oru kōyil irukkiṟatu1PL GEN home ANTE INDEF temple EXISTThere is a temple in front of our home To present someone or something in front of someone or something Tir uṭaṉthief SOCnitipati kkujudge DATmuṉṉalANTEkoṇṭuINSvarappa ṭṭ aṉcome PST 3SG MASCTir uṭaṉ nitipati kku muṉṉal koṇṭu varappa ṭṭ aṉthief SOC judge DAT ANTE INS come PST 3SG MASCThe thief was brought before the judge Being at front with reference to position Avaṉ3SGeḻutuvatilwrite DEF LOCella ru kkumeveryone DATmuṉṉa LANTEiruk kiṟ aṉEXIST PRES 3SG MASCAvaṉ eḻutuvatil ella ru kkum muṉṉa L iruk kiṟ aṉ3SG write DEF LOC everyone DAT ANTE EXIST PRES 3SG MASCHe is in front of all in writingReferences edit S Agesthialingom Prakya Sreesaila Subrahmanyam Dravidian Linguistics V proceedings of the Seminar on Dravidian Linguistics V Page 275 1976 582 pages Google book search link quote 6 before antessive 7 behind Aneja M P Rajendran S 1980 Case Relations and Realizations in Hindi and Tamil Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute 39 1 26 ISSN 0045 9801 SOC sociative aspect nbsp This linguistic morphology article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antessive case amp oldid 1217316675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
