accusative
part of speech
noun (the accusative); adjective (accusative)
meaning for a pupil
1) In grammar, the accusative (or accusative case) is the form of a noun or pronoun used when it is the object of a verb, the one the action is done to. tree →
2) In English we see it only in pronouns: «me, him, her, us, them, whom» (for example, «She saw him»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In grammar and language lessons (English, Latin, German, Russian, Ukrainian), pupils learn that many languages change word endings for the accusative; in German, «der Hund» (the dog) becomes «den Hund» when it is the object. In English, «He saw me» (not «He saw I») shows the same idea. Phrases: «in the accusative», «accusative case».
examples
- In «The dog bit him», «him» is in the accusative. tree →
- In German, «der» changes to «den» in the accusative. tree →
- Latin nouns have different endings in the accusative. tree →
- «Whom» is the accusative form of «who». tree →
- Our language teacher drew a table of nominative and accusative pronouns. tree →
- In Ukrainian the accusative of «книга» (book) is «книгу». tree →
note
Grammar word. Say «a-KYOO-za-tiv». English grammar books often call it the «object case» or «objective». Partner: the nominative (the subject form: I, he, she, we, they). It has nothing to do with accusing anyone, though it comes from the same Latin word.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «accusative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.