Nominal Cases Flashcards
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Nominative
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Subject of the sentence, anything referring to the subject.
2
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Vocative
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A declaration. ‘O!, Old man!’
3
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Accusative
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The direct OBJECT of the sentence; the goal of motion
4
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Instrumental
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Instrument with which something is done; person by whom it is done, together with whom.
5
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Dative
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Often the dative of purpose. ‘For, to’. ‘Striving for peace’.
6
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Ablative
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Source of the action of the verb. Can refer to a place, time, person etc … ‘Out from, out of’
7
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Genetive
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Often a possessive case. (E.g. John’s car… the car OF John)
Gives more information about a noun in the sentence.
8
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Locative
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Describes/expresses a location
