The adverbial case is a noun case in the Abkhaz language and Georgian language that has a function similar to the translative and essive cases.
Examples
In Georgian, the adverbial case has several functions. Its most common usage is in stating the adverbs just like in English:
- Pianinoze kargad ukravs ("He/she plays the piano well")
The adverbial case suffix is -ad.
The adverbial case also acts as the essive case, as in:
- Mastsavleblad mushaobs ("He works as a teacher")
Reference: THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE - An outline grammatical summary.
The adverbial case is also employed when stating the name of a language:
- Inglisurad laparakobs ("He speaks English")
- Germanulad gadatargmna ("He translated it to German")