[CH05] Nominal Cases Flashcards
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The cat scratches the thief.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The dog sleeps.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He is the king.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
She is wise.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
She became queen.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He did this as king.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
They are seen by the king.
Nominative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
O king, the guests have arrived.
Vocative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
Old man, why do you sit beside the road?
Vocative
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The cat scratches the thief.
Accusative
Direct object; that which is affected by the action of the verb.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The gods grant a favour.
Accusative
Direct object; that which is affected by the action of the verb.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The sage goes to the forest.
Accusative / Locative (rare)
Goal of a motion. Shares role with “pregnant locative”.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He cuts the cake with a knife.
Instrumental
Instrument with which something is done.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
We see with our eyes.
Instrumental
Instrument with which something is done.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The cake was made by her.
Instrumental
The person by whom something is done.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He went into the forest with his friends.
Instrumental
People together with whom something is done.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
I bow to you.
Dative / Genitive (later)
Indirect object; to whom.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
They showed it to him.
Dative / Genitive (later)
Indirect object; to whom.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
She is striving for peace.
Dative
Indirect object; for whom. Dative of purpose.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
I give this to you for safe-keeping.
Dative
Indirect object; for “whom.” Dative of purpose.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
We came from/out of the city.
Ablative
The place from which a movement originates.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
They had been walking since dawn.
Ablative
The time from which something is done.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
We heard this from him.
Ablative
A person from whom something proceeds.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He acted out of anger.
Ablative
Any reason for/because of which something takes place.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
the house of the king
Genitive
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
My friend’s children
Genitive
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
a part of the sacrifice
Genitive
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
the strength of the enemy
Genitive
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
She did something good for him.
Dative / Genitive (later)
Indirect object; to whom/for whom.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
They are seen by the king.
Genitive
The genitive is used to express the agent of a passive verb.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
The man is sitting in the forest.
Locative
Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
We sacrifice to the gods in the morning.
Locative
Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
We sacrifice to the gods at sunrise.
Locative
Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
This happened at the beginning of the story.
Locative
Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
He is the greatest among the gods.
Locative
In the dual or plural, the locative can express the idea of “among”.
Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:
She went into the forest.
Accusative / Locative (rare)
Goal of motion as a “pregnant locative” - shares role with accusative.
What are verbs that take accusative direct objects called?
Transitive
With an active verb, what role does the nominative noun play?
Agent / “Doer”
With a passive verb, what role does the nominative noun play?
Patient / “Done to”
What case does √स्निह् snih ‘to love’ use for its object?
Locative
