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Grammatical case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In grammar, the case of a noun or pronoun indicates its grammatical function in a greater phrase or clause; such as the role of subject, of direct object, or of possessor. Usually a language is said...
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Accusative case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The accusative case (abbreviated to ACC ) of a noun is the grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. The same case is used in many languages for the objects of (some...
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First of all, what is meant by "case?" This is a grammar term that means the way a noun is used in the language. For example, a noun can be the topic of the sentence. In that case, the noun is the subject, ... If the noun follows the verb and receives the action of the verb, it is the direct object, or the accusative case,
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Accusative case masculine, neuter, and plural nouns follow the same pattern. For inanimate objects, accusative case is the same as nominative case. For animate objects, accusative case is the same as genitive case. ... Masculine, neuter, and plural accusative case possessive pronouns are the same as nominative case.
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Grammar: Cases ... The Accusative Case ... The accusative case is used for the direct object of transitive verbs, for the internal object (mostly of intransitive verbs), for the subject of a subordinate infinitive (that is, not as the subject of the historical infinitive), to indicate place to which, extent or duration,
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The accusative case is used when an object receives the direct action of a verb. In English this is seen as the word I changing into the word me when used in the sentence, "The girls all love me (Note that I turns into me in other cases too, but this is the most common.) ... A reference guide to Hungarian grammar,
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In the grammar of some inflected languages, such as Latin, Greek, and Russian, the accusative case is the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective used when it is the direct object of a verb. The accusative is also used for the object of certain prepositions.
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