absolutive case
Case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s actionCase used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.
Meaning
1 sensesCase used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.
Absolutiv
абсолю́тный паде́жabsoljútnyj padéž, абсолюти́вabsoljutív
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: absolutive cases| Singular | absolutive case |
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regular