{{Short description|Grammatical case}} {{more citations|date=April 2019}} The '''adverbial case''' (abbreviated {{sc|'''adv'''}}) is a noun case in Abkhaz and Georgian with a function similar to that of the translative and essive cases in Finnic languages.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Aronson |first1=Howard |last2=Dodona |first2=Kiziria |title=Georgian Language and Culture: a continuing course |publisher=Slavica |year=1990 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armazi.com/georgian/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021015170100/http://www.armazi.com/georgian/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-10-15|title=The Georgian Language - An outline grammatical summary}}</ref> It is also featured in Udmurt.
The term is sometimes used to refer to the ablative case of other languages.
==Examples== In Georgian, the adverbial case has several functions. Its most common usage is to derive adverbs from adjectives, like in English:
{{quote|{{lang|ka-latn|Pianinoze karg'''ad''' ukravs}} ("He/she plays the piano ''well''")}}
The adverbial case suffix is -{{lang|ka-latn|ad}}.
The adverbial case can also act as the essive case:
{{quote|{{lang|ka-latn|Masc'avlebl'''ad''' mushaobs}} ("He works ''as'' a teacher")}}
The adverbial case also used in stating the name of a language:
{{quote|{{lang|ka-latn|Inglisur'''ad''' lap'arakobs}} ("(S)he speaks English")
{{lang|ka-latn|Germanul'''ad''' gadatargmna}} ("(S)he translated it to German")}}
With the passive future participle in {{lang|ka-latn|sa}}-, the adverbial case often forms purposive or infinitival-like constructions:
{{quote|{{lang|ka-latn|Usatuod shevecdebi biletebi vishovo mag p'iesis '''sanaxavad''' }}
("Without a doubt I will try to get tickets '''to see''' this play."){{sfn|Aronson|Dodona|1990|p=402}}}}
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