[CH05] Nominal Cases

Question 1

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The cat scratches the thief.

Answer 1

Nominative

Question 2

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The dog sleeps.

Answer 2

Nominative

Question 3

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He is the king.

Answer 3

Nominative

Question 4

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

She is wise.

Answer 4

Nominative

Question 5

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

She became queen.

Answer 5

Nominative

Question 6

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He did this as king.

Answer 6

Nominative

Question 7

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

They are seen by the king.

Answer 7

Nominative

Question 8

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

O king, the guests have arrived.

Answer 8

Vocative

Question 9

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

Old man, why do you sit beside the road?

Answer 9

Vocative

Question 10

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The cat scratches the thief.

Answer 10

Accusative

Direct object; that which is affected by the action of the verb.

Question 11

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The gods grant a favour.

Answer 11

Accusative

Direct object; that which is affected by the action of the verb.

Question 12

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The sage goes to the forest.

Answer 12

Accusative / Locative (rare)

Goal of a motion. Shares role with “pregnant locative”.

Question 13

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He cuts the cake with a knife.

Answer 13

Instrumental

Instrument with which something is done.

Question 14

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

We see with our eyes.

Answer 14

Instrumental

Instrument with which something is done.

Question 15

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The cake was made by her.

Answer 15

Instrumental

The person by whom something is done.

Question 16

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He went into the forest with his friends.

Answer 16

Instrumental

People together with whom something is done.

Question 17

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

I bow to you.

Answer 17

Dative / Genitive (later)

Indirect object; to whom.

Question 18

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

They showed it to him.

Answer 18

Dative / Genitive (later)

Indirect object; to whom.

Question 19

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

She is striving for peace.

Answer 19

Dative

Indirect object; for whom. Dative of purpose.

Question 20

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

I give this to you for safe-keeping.

Answer 20

Dative

Indirect object; for “whom.” Dative of purpose.

Question 21

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

We came from/out of the city.

Answer 21

Ablative

The place from which a movement originates.

Question 22

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

They had been walking since dawn.

Answer 22

Ablative

The time from which something is done.

Question 23

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

We heard this from him.

Answer 23

Ablative

A person from whom something proceeds.

Question 24

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He acted out of anger.

Answer 24

Ablative

Any reason for/because of which something takes place.

Question 25

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

the house of the king

Answer 25

Genitive

Question 26

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

My friend’s children

Answer 26

Genitive

Question 27

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

a part of the sacrifice

Answer 27

Genitive

Question 28

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

the strength of the enemy

Answer 28

Genitive

Question 29

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

She did something good for him.

Answer 29

Dative / Genitive (later)

Indirect object; to whom/for whom.

Question 30

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

They are seen by the king.

Answer 30

Genitive

The genitive is used to express the agent of a passive verb.

Question 31

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

The man is sitting in the forest.

Answer 31

Locative

Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.

Question 32

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

We sacrifice to the gods in the morning.

Answer 32

Locative

Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.

Question 33

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

We sacrifice to the gods at sunrise.

Answer 33

Locative

Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.

Question 34

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

This happened at the beginning of the story.

Answer 34

Locative

Place in space or time in, on, at, or near which something takes place.

Question 35

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

He is the greatest among the gods.

Answer 35

Locative

In the dual or plural, the locative can express the idea of “among”.

Question 36

Define the nominal case of the bolded noun:

She went into the forest.

Answer 36

Accusative / Locative (rare)

Goal of motion as a “pregnant locative” - shares role with accusative.

Question 37

What are verbs that take accusative direct objects called?

Answer 37

Transitive

Question 38

With an active verb, what role does the nominative noun play?

Answer 38

Agent / “Doer”

Question 39

With a passive verb, what role does the nominative noun play?

Answer 39

Patient / “Done to”

Question 40

What case does √स्निह् snih ‘to love’ use for its object?

Answer 40

Locative