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accusative
n. case which marks the direct object of a verb (Grammar)
 
adj. of the case which marks the direct object of a verb (Grammar)


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Accusative
The term accusative may be used in the following contexts:A form of morphosyntactic alignment, as found in nominative-accusative languages.The accusative case, which is a grammatical case found in nominative-accusative languages that employ explicit morphology to mark direct objects, such as Latin.
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accusative
Noun
1. the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
(synonym) accusative case, objective case
(hypernym) oblique, oblique case
Adjective
1. containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
(synonym) accusatory, accusing, accusive
(similar) inculpatory, inculpative
2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
(synonym) objective
(pertainym) accusative case, objective case
(classification) grammar


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accusativo
adj. accusative, of the case which marks the direct object of a verb (Grammar)

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Accusative
(n.)
The accusative case.
  
 
(a.)
Producing accusations; accusatory.
  
 
(a.)
Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.
  

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