The translative case (abbreviated TRANSL) is a grammatical case that indicates a change in state of a noun, with the general sense of "becoming X" or "change to X".
In the Finnish language, it is the counterpart of the essive case, with the basic meaning of a change of state. It is also used for expressing "in (a language)", "considering it is a (status)" and "by (a time)". Its ending is -ksi:
Examples in Estonian:
In Hungarian, the ending is -vá / -vé after a vowel; it assimilates to the final consonsant otherwise: