ergative case
Noun

ergative case (uncountable)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative languages.
Related terms Translations
  • French: ergatif
  • German: Ergativ
  • Italian: caso ergativo
  • Portuguese: caso ergativo
  • Russian: эргати́в
  • Spanish: caso ergativo, ergativo



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