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grammatical case

/ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl keɪs/

grammatical case noun: a mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.

Noun

grammatical case (plural grammatical cases)

  1. A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.
    • The grammatical cases nominative and accusative are used for subject resp. direct object in many languages, including Latin.
    Synonyms:
    case

grammatical case meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi

grammatical case in Hindi

mode of inflection of a word
कारक kārak

grammatical case in Telugu

mode of inflection of a word
విభక్తి vibhakti

grammatical case in Malayalam

mode of inflection of a word
വിഭക്തി vibhakti

grammatical case in Punjabi

mode of inflection of a word
ਕਾਰਕ kārak
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grammatical case in Sanskrit
विभक्ति vibhakti
grammatical case in Arabic
حَالَة ḥāla
grammatical case in Malay
kasus tatabahasa
grammatical case in Thai
การก karok
grammatical case in Vietnamese
cách

Synonyms of grammatical case

Forms of grammatical case

pluralgrammatical cases

Questions about grammatical case

What does grammatical case mean?
Grammatical case means a mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.
What is grammatical case in Hindi?
Grammatical case in Hindi is कारक (kārak). See Grammatical case meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is grammatical case?
Grammatical case is a noun.
How do you pronounce grammatical case?
Grammatical case is pronounced /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl keɪs/.
What is the plural of grammatical case?
The plural of grammatical case is grammatical cases.

Words near grammatical case in the dictionary

  1. grammatical
  2. grammatical alternation
  3. grammatical alternations
  4. grammatical aspect
  5. grammatical aspects
  6. grammatical case
  7. grammatical cases
  8. grammatical categories
  9. grammatical category
  10. grammatical gender
  11. grammatical genders

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