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directive case

directive case noun: case used to express motion towards a location; generally indicated in English by down to, up to, toward, headed for etc. in combination with the objective case.

Noun

directive case (plural directive cases)

  1. Case used to express motion towards a location; generally indicated in English by down to, up to, toward, headed for etc. in combination with the objective case.
    • Mongolian is a language that uses the directive case.

Synonyms of directive case

Forms of directive case

pluraldirective cases

Questions about directive case

What does directive case mean?
Directive case means case used to express motion towards a location; generally indicated in English by down to, up to, toward, headed for etc. in combination with the objective case.
What part of speech is directive case?
Directive case is a noun.
What is the plural of directive case?
The plural of directive case is directive cases.

Words near directive case in the dictionary

  1. directionlessly
  2. directionlessness
  3. directions
  4. directitude
  5. directive
  6. directive case
  7. directive cases
  8. directively
  9. directiveness
  10. directives
  11. directivities

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