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nominative case

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
  2. The subject of a verb.
    obsolete

Equivalents

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Examples

“Every Verb, except in the Infinitive or the Participle, hath its Nominative Caſe, either expreſſed or implied [4]: as, "Awake⟳, ariſe, or be for ever fall'n: that is, "Awake⟳ ye, &c."”

CEFR level

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

nominative determinism nominative type system Nominatively nominativus pendens Nominator Nominators

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