Noun Cases Theory Flashcards
1
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Accusative case
A
Direct object of a verb
2
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Dative case
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- Indirect object
- Verbs of giving and receiving / providing to someone (e.g. give, present, send) (only for indirect object though)
- Verbs of telling, saying, talking to someone (only for indirect object though)
- Possession, but personal not necessarily legal (e.g. my teacher)
- Direct object of reflexive verb (e.g. thank)
3
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Locative case
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To indicate location. Can only be used with prepositions.
4
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Instrumental case
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Who you carry an action out with, and the means, manner or instrument by which you carry out an action
5
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Nominative case
A
Subject of a sentence
6
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Genitive case
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- to denote possession (e.g. this is a picture of my mother). Used instead of “of”.
- to denote quantities or part of something
(E.g. some water, cup of water, a litre of water) - After verb “to have”, where it is undefined or unspecified (e.g. I have money or I have mercy)
- where something came from (I got this necklace from my mother)
- After certain reflexive verbs implying a psychological state. Include remember.
- When used with prepositions, can mean time, place, cause, goal and means of doing something
