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instructive case

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

noun case used to indicate means. It answers the question "how?", and in English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase by means of, as in "by means of the house". Languages that use the instructive case include Finnish and (rarely) Estonian.

Equivalents

Españolcaso instructivo
Françaisinstructif
DeutschInstruktiv
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CEFR level

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

Instructively Instructiveness instructivism instructology instructor Instructors

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