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benefactive case

benefactive case noun: a case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.

Noun

benefactive case (plural benefactive cases)

  1. A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.
    • Basque and Quechua are languages with a benefactive case.

Forms of benefactive case

pluralbenefactive cases

Questions about benefactive case

What does benefactive case mean?
Benefactive case means a case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.
What part of speech is benefactive case?
Benefactive case is a noun.
What is the plural of benefactive case?
The plural of benefactive case is benefactive cases.

Words near benefactive case in the dictionary

  1. benefactees
  2. benefacting
  3. benefaction
  4. benefactions
  5. benefactive
  6. benefactive case
  7. benefactive cases
  8. benefactives
  9. benefactivity
  10. benefactor
  11. benefactoress

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