absolutive case
Noun
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Noun
absolutive case (plural absolutive cases)
- (grammar) case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.
- French: absolutif
- German: Absolutiv
- Italian: caso assolutivo
- Portuguese: caso absolutivo
- Russian: абсолю́тный паде́ж
- Spanish: caso absolutivo
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