accusative case

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

In English and other modern languages, the case used to mark the immediate object (direct object) on which the transitive verb acts. In Latin grammar, the accusative case (cāsus accūsātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European accusative and lative cases; said Lative Case expresses concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "to" and "towards".

Equivalents

Deutschvierter Fall

日本語対格

العربيةنصب

11 more languages

Bosanskiakuzativ

Češtinaakuzativ čtvrtý pád

Suomiakkusatiivi akkusatiivisija kohdanto

हिन्दीकर्म द्वितीया विभक्ति

Hrvatskiakuzativ

Bahasa Indonesiaakusatif

한국어대격

Latviešuakuzatīvs

Polskiaccusativus akuzatiwus akuzatyw

Српскиakuzativ

Türkçebelirtme belirtme durumu belirtme hâli

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

accusative of ella accusative of ellas; them accusative of ellos; them accusative of nosotros: us accusative of tú: you accusative of ustedes ; you all

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