adjective
- relating to or denoting a grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb
Usage: grammar
noun
- the accusative case or a word in the accusative case
Usage: grammar
Examples
- In Latin, ‘puellam’ is the accusative form of ‘puella’.
- The accusative case shows which noun receives the action of the verb.
- German uses the accusative case for direct objects.
- Students must learn to identify the accusative in their translations.
- The pronoun ‘him’ is in the accusative case.
- Ancient Greek has a distinct accusative ending for most nouns.