Ablative Case
Used to indicate movement from something and/or a cause.
Meaning: from, than
Questions: From what; from whom? Юунаас? Хэнээс?
Suffixes: -аас (ээс, оос, өөс)
Pronouns:
| 1st person | Надаас (from me) | Биднээс (from us) |
| 2nd person | Чамаас/Танаас (from you) | Та нараас (from you) |
| 3rd person | Түүнээс (from him/her) | Тэднээс (from them) |
Uses of Ablative case:
- Indicate origin (where are you from)?
Та аль аймгаас ирсэн бэ? (Which province are you from)?
Би Америкаас ирсэн. ( I am from the US)
Тэр Монголоос ирсэн. ( I am from Mongolia)
- Comparison (…than….)
Лос Анжелес Улаанбаатараас том. (Los Angles is bigger than Ulaanbaatar).
Монголын өвөл Тайландын өвлөөс хүйтэн. (The Mongolian winter is colder than the Thai winter)
- Prepositions used with Ablative:
Бусад (Other than; except): Надаас бусад (other than/besides me)
Гадна (Besides; except): Түүнээс гадна (besides that)
Хойш (After): Надаас хойш (After me)
Өмнө (Before): Гурав цагаас өмнө (Before 3:00)
Ойр (Near): Эндээс ойр (Near here/ near from here)
Доош (Less; Smaller): Араваас доош (Less than ten)
Цааш (From, onwards): Нэр сараас цааш (From January on)