Editing Illative case (section)

==In Finnish==
The case is formed by adding ''-hVn'', where 'V' represents the last vowel, and then removing the 'h' if a simple [[long vowel]] would result. For example, {{lang|fi|talo}} + ''Vn'' becomes {{lang|fi|taloon}} with a simple long 'oo'; cf. {{lang|fi|maa}} + ''hVn'' becomes {{lang|fi|maahan}}, without the elision of 'h'. This unusually complex way of adding a suffix can be explained by its reconstructed origin: a [[voiced palatal fricative]]. (Modern Finnish has lost [[Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalization]] and [[fricative]]s other than 'h' or 's'.) In some dialects spoken in [[Ostrobothnia (historical province)|Ostrobothnia]], notably [[South Ostrobothnia]], the 'h' is not removed; one says {{lang|fi|talohon}}. Some dialects of [[Finland Proper (historical province)|Finland Proper]] and [[Kymenlaakso]] also have a similar feature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jälkitavujen vokaalien välinen h|url=http://sokl.uef.fi/aineistot/aidinkieli/murteet/vokval-h.html|access-date=2021-12-25|website=sokl.uef.fi|language=fi}}</ref> In some instances {{lang|fi|-seen}} is added, e.g. {{lang|fi|huone}} (room) and {{lang|fi|Lontoo}} (London) thus {{lang|fi|huoneeseen}} and {{lang|fi|Lontooseen}} respectively.

The other locative cases in Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian are:
*[[Inessive case]] ("(to be) in")
*[[Elative case]] ("out of")
*[[Adessive case]] ("(to be) on")
*[[Allative case]] ("onto")
*[[Ablative case]] ("from, off")