Difference between revisions of "Accusative"
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# Third person accusative can mark expressive vocative | # Third person accusative can mark expressive vocative | ||
# Marks causee in some dialects instead of Dative | # Marks causee in some dialects instead of Dative | ||
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+ | * [http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAccusativeCase.htm What is Accusative case?] | ||
[[Category:Case]] | [[Category:Case]] |
Latest revision as of 05:08, 12 January 2006
The Accusative case suffix is /-NI/
Use cases
- Primarily marks definiteness or specificity on direct objects
- May mark subject in subordinate clauses
- Mark predicate in other subordinate clauses
- Third person accusative can mark expressive vocative
- Marks causee in some dialects instead of Dative