"causal-final" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} causal-final (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Pertaining to any case that indicates the intention of achieving a specific final result. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-causal-final-en-adj-33njdv0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 41 42 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. Goal-oriented; purposeful as opposed to prescribed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-causal-final-en-adj-4ZBqIJ81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 41 42

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} causal-final (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) The causal-final case. This case in the Hungarian language combines the causal case and the final case. It can express the cause of emotions (e.g. value someone for something) or the goal of actions (e.g. "kenyérért" for bread). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-causal-final-en-noun-K7fpEfKg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 41 42 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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